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
And just like the Knicks team had a winning strategy for advancing in each round of the playoffs, faithful fans need an effective game plan for navigating what is expected to be an epic celebration.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
Having seen the shift from hickory to metal shafts, Flynn was also ahead of his time in his ability to foresee a distance problem in golf, an issue the professional game plans to address with a ball rollback in 2028.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Opponents bake it into their game plans.
—Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Does this mean Hafley can coach, develop players, and game plan?
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
Having seen the shift from hickory to metal shafts, Flynn was also ahead of his time in his ability to foresee a distance problem in golf, an issue the professional game plans to address with a ball rollback in 2028.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Opponents bake it into their game plans.
—Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Does this mean Hafley can coach, develop players, and game plan?
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for game plan
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Hired for four years at a salary of $440,000, Carvalho quickly adopted a strategic plan that included detailed, regular review of a school’s test scores — from both the annual state tests and periodic district assessments.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Corlys is below deck on The Queen Who Never Was, telling a defiant Alyn about Rhaenyra’s new plan for peace, when the alarms sound.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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With a range of 50 to 300 kilometers, the drones, all made in Ukraine, are designed to throttle the Russian army’s logistics – adding a new dimension of strikes to Ukraine’s strategy as the war grinds through its fifth year.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Her focus on designing efficient production strategies and fostering new opportunities for the sector places her at the intersection of creative development and industrial infrastructure — precisely the combination the archipelago’s growing ambitions demand.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Board member Mark Parker’s move to become executive chairman at Nike seemed to offer a blueprint.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
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Unintentionally, many businesses make this blueprint easy to follow.—
Harry Kazakian,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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The specific programs targeted by the EPA regulate emissions from vehicles, lawn and garden equipment, and generators.—
Haley Parsley
June 22,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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Iran has said peace talks cannot advance to more substantive issues – such as its nuclear program – until the fighting in Lebanon is halted.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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The plea agreement reasserts that Lillig engaged in a years-long scheme, but only includes details of one instance of Lillig defrauding the church of $500.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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Warren's letter cites Department of Justice cases alleging third-party schemes diverted hundreds of millions in Nvidia chips, including H100s and H200s, to China.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Lauzon also serves as a community engagement manager and designed the project to give emerging and underrepresented artists a place to sell their work without financial barriers.—
Ray Campos,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Washington waging a war on algae Crews were busy cleaning green algae from the Reflecting Pool in Washington only days after a multimillion-dollar project to resurface and repaint the landmark blue ahead of America250 celebrations.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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In the park’s master plan, which was finalized in 2024, space was left available in case the community was able to bring it back.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
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In the early 2000s, the city published its downtown master plan, which highlighted the site as a potential future park, Morejon said.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
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