game plan

noun

Definition of game plannext
as in plan
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective what's our game plan for touring the city?

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Recent Examples of game plan The game plan was to install the head rail first and then snap in the valance. — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The lessons shared Monday weren’t intended to help coaches draw up better game plans. — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026 Miami enters the year with high expectations after last season's run and is focused on settling key position battles, including quarterback, while installing its game plan for the opener. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Even at 36 years old, Thompson is a three-point threat with size at 6-5 who defenses must game plan for. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for game plan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for game plan
  1. plan
  2. strategy
  3. blueprint
  4. program
  5. scheme
  6. project
  7. master plan
Noun
  • Samuel Eto’o, who recently told CNN Sports in an exclusive interview that Infantino hasn’t done anything wrong and actually called for the controversial plan that caused this tumultuous situation to be revisited.
    — Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Choose one repeatable step, book it into your calendar, and let consistency make the plan more possible.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of plan
Noun
  • Protect a focus window, communicate one adjustment, and let rest become part of the strategy.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers stressed that the work represents a material-design strategy rather than a finished commercial battery.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of strategy
Noun
  • Forward-looking brands and retailers are drawing up blueprints for the next demographic frontier — the tiniest tots born between 2025 and 2039.
    — Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Under Sheinbaum’s blueprint, broadcasters would be required to develop codes of ethics, name ombudsmen to represent viewers and listeners, and establish mechanisms to receive and evaluate complaints.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of blueprint
Noun
  • And how much of a team’s ranking is based on program history versus the number of returning starters — or perhaps the impact of portal recruits and/or true freshmen?
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Her biweekly nostalgia program has turned into a daily online recap of the Keffe D trial.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of program
Noun
  • Organized crime operations from several cities, including Chicago, New York and Detroit, had established control of casinos up and down the Vegas Strip and devised schemes to skim percentages of the cash under the noses of state regulators.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • With Clark next to him in the 3-4 scheme, Williams flashed his strength and short-area quickness from the defensive interior each day in practice while battling against Tyler Smith, Cooper Beebe and Tyler Booker.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of scheme
Noun
  • Jia Li is the VP of Development at Alpha X, which had been heading a construction project along Kirk Avenue in east San Jose.
    — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The projects spanning the border in the Big Bend region include plans for a 30-foot steel bollard wall, vehicle barriers, new patrol roads and technology.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of project
Noun
  • White said that there is no specific plan for the property because the city is still collecting community feedback to help shape the downtown master plan.
    — Taylor O'Connor August 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The park’s master plan was updated and approved by the City Council last year.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of master plan

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“Game plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/game%20plan. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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