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
At Ohio State, defensive coordinator Matt Patricia changed his role from game plan to game plan.
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Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The Nuggets set a franchise record with their 26th road victory and did so while executing their game plan for Jokic.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Had a good game plan going into hit, me and Sal (catcher Salvador Perez).
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
What’s within their control is adhering to the game plan, focusing on the details, playing for one another and, of course, starting games stronger.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The Nuggets set a franchise record with their 26th road victory and did so while executing their game plan for Jokic.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Had a good game plan going into hit, me and Sal (catcher Salvador Perez).
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
What’s within their control is adhering to the game plan, focusing on the details, playing for one another and, of course, starting games stronger.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for game plan
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At the time of Jaxon’s death, the county was nearing the end of an 18-month corrective action plan aimed at improving oversight and safety within the system.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
20 Apr. 2026
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This isn’t an argument against your plan, per se.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Millions of Americans are turning to AI chatbots for help with their finances, asking about budgets, debt payoff plans, retirement strategies and investment options.—
Michelle Singletary,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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So no matter what, the strategy is to save enough gas to take as little as possible on the final pit stop of the day.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The partnership also includes blueprint design and advanced remote deployment capabilities.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The urgency of the moment has trained a spotlight on Sebastian Gorka, the White House counterterrorism adviser tasked with drafting a blueprint for fighting homegrown and international threats.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
21 Apr. 2026
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In other words, these programs offer actresses real opportunities as well as scenes in which they’re seated at their dressing tables putting on diamond earrings while coping with a situation involving a DNA test.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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It’s been only three months since the last SpaceX launch of a GPS satellite, said Anne Mason, SpaceX’s director of its National Security Space Launch program.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Depth chart impact Hunter has scheme versatility, but most analysts project him as a nose tackle, where Bobby Brown is the Panthers’ incumbent.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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This new court filing is a transparent forum-shopping tactic in their scheme to obtain hundreds of millions of dollars from Michael’s estate and companies.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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The project helped McFedries and his team raise millions of dollars in venture-capital funding for their startup.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The work is part of a larger MnDOT project to resurface I-35W and either repair or replace bridges along the freeway between Cliff Road and the I-35E/I-35W split.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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The school district has the master plan shared online with a full list of closures and plans for each district building.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Gray, who joined the firm fresh out of college in 1992, insists his jogging videos are not part of any master plan.—
Rachel Ventresca,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Game plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/game%20plan. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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