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 whole game plan and practice was protection, protection, protection over and over again.
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Updated October 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
In some game plans, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has relied on high blitz rates to generate pressure.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
The winter holidays—Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa—are the Super Bowl of celebrating, but don't go into this festive season without a solid game plan.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
From prank to game plan Glen Powell in Chad Powers Disney
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Powell and Waldron saw possibility beneath the surface of the prank.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
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Updated October 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
In some game plans, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has relied on high blitz rates to generate pressure.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
The winter holidays—Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa—are the Super Bowl of celebrating, but don't go into this festive season without a solid game plan.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
From prank to game plan Glen Powell in Chad Powers Disney
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Powell and Waldron saw possibility beneath the surface of the prank.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for game plan
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The Alphabet-subsidiary is now operating commercially in five American cities, with plans to launch in several more.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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That plan was to eventually lead to a marquee match between two former Shield brothers.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Fast-forward to the end of the first half, and the Lions’ decision (and what would have been Kansas City’s usual strategy) paid off for the home team.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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For buyers, extra money dries up GM’s strategy of crafting electrified options for its most popular models like the Chevrolet Blazer, Equinox and Silverado directly addressed what consumers wanted from the automaker’s emerging offerings, said Joseph Yoon, Edmunds' consumer insights analyst.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The project went platinum within a year, earning four Grammy nominations and introducing a new blueprint for modern soul.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
14 Oct. 2025
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Maybe mom and dad were never supposed to nurture your creativity just like their parents never drew them a blueprint on how to survive as immigrants.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
13 Oct. 2025
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To prepare them, DHL built an 18-month CIM Supervisory Excellence Academy within its Certified International Specialist (CIS) program.—
Samuel Burke,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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My record includes bringing major sports franchises like the Heat, Marlins and Panthers; building police substations; crafting the SMART Plan; winning single-member district reforms; and funding after-school programs with private dollars.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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Cornerback Jourdan Lewis has been playing at a high level, but Tyson Campbell didn’t look like a scheme fit, which might explain why he was recently traded along with a seventh-round pick for Greg Newsome and a sixth-round pick from the Cleveland Browns.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Other rural regions of Italy have had similar experiences and also launched similar schemes over the last several years with the goal of boosting development and combating depopulation.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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Since being deployed to the nation’s capital in August, many guardsmen have been assigned to help with beautification projects like picking up trash and laying mulch, according to CNN.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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After setting the single-week modern-era consumption record for an album, the project has also broken the modern-era record for the most albums sold in a week in the United States, according to initial reports to data tracking firm Luminate.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
12 Oct. 2025
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That leaves Sidney and Frank to piece together Havlock’s motive and master plan.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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The new 539-page master plan, the first new growth blueprint for the airport in more than 45 years, includes new infrastructure such as runways, taxiways, hangars and other airplane parking.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Game plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/game%20plan. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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