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
Many Americans are heading into 2026 worse off, and their financial game plans have shifted.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
The first drive lacked imagination, as TCU ran three straight times and was forced to punt, but after that, Kirsch opened up the game plan as the Horned Frogs threw everything at USC.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Dec. 2025
The Panthers have had success in three-tight end sets this year, and that seemed to be part of the game plan in a cold, cloudy atmosphere.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
Oladokun called it one of his favorite plays within Thursday night’s game plan.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
The first drive lacked imagination, as TCU ran three straight times and was forced to punt, but after that, Kirsch opened up the game plan as the Horned Frogs threw everything at USC.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Dec. 2025
The Panthers have had success in three-tight end sets this year, and that seemed to be part of the game plan in a cold, cloudy atmosphere.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
Oladokun called it one of his favorite plays within Thursday night’s game plan.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for game plan
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Dumas has worked for Valero for four years but just moved to the Benicia location from Arizona a year ago, just a few months before the energy company announced a possible plan to cease or idle operations.—
Amanda Hari,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The plan is to develop a cost-effective, energy-efficient technology for making innovative plastics based on polybutylene succinate (PBS) which are made entirely out of organic waste.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Or Cenote, the Yucatan Peninsula hole with a massive ramp above the hole that takes different strategies depending on the pin location.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Bond said the Hoosier Lottery would adopt the strategies other states employ, such as cross-promoting digital and retail tickets.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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The team has already developed a basic blueprint for this substance and applied for a patent.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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What the new blueprint looks like is still hazy, and there isn’t just one way anymore.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Through a life-saving program at the American Red Cross, volunteers go door to door across Los Angeles, helping people protect their homes and families before a fire ever starts.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The award was administered through a creative writing program at Old Dominion and the Poetry Society of Virginia.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Cherki is a dying breed of player, particularly now he’s been transferred to a Premier League which has moved away from off-the-cuff dribblers and towards set-play schemes.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Another worker operates the machine’s main controller, using a programming scheme for 3D printers called G-code to tell the printer what to build and how to build it.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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There are other Washburn regulars here too, like the excellent actors Bruce McKenzie and Jeff Biehl, but despite all their long acquaintance, something about the project never quite comes into focus.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Conway has six bond and tax items going before voters, all dedicated to municipal projects.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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His master plan of selecting Joe Flacco with the 32nd pick was ruined by the Baltimore Ravens, and Miami was forced to settle on Michigan quarterback Chad Henne in the second round.—
Omar Kelly
November 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Nov. 2025
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And, the endeavor is seven years in the making, the district says, with listening sessions about the master plan held as early as 2018.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Nov. 2025
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