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 goes out the window as the team stresses about trying to regain a level scoreline, and instead, the game blows completely out of hand.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Highlighted in bright red text, and boxed by a red outline, was a game plan for attacking one of Becerra’s top rivals in the California governor’s race, billionaire hedge fund founder turned environmental activist Tom Steyer.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Cisternas advises making a game plan before stepping through the door.
—Jazmine A. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
That could change based on how the Hawks game plan for the Knicks after Towns’ Game 5 masterpiece.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Highlighted in bright red text, and boxed by a red outline, was a game plan for attacking one of Becerra’s top rivals in the California governor’s race, billionaire hedge fund founder turned environmental activist Tom Steyer.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Cisternas advises making a game plan before stepping through the door.
—Jazmine A. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
That could change based on how the Hawks game plan for the Knicks after Towns’ Game 5 masterpiece.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for game plan
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Jeffries, for his part, was far too careful to broadcast any grand plans.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Before getting to address eager investors, Musk had to testify to a jury in downtown Oakland in an effort to prove his case and, if successful, potentially throw a major wrench into OpenAI's ambitious plans.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The strategy has already proven effective for other retail categories.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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The real test is whether those investments are pursued as isolated initiatives or as parts of one coherent strategy for managing growth in volatility while earning customer trust.—
Marcus Balzereit,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Here’s your blueprint to getting your torch lit.—
Terry Terrones,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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The New York Yankees and their 27 World Series titles have been the blueprint for every modern MLB franchise to follow.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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The study confirmed, for example, a structural dimming across Europe consistent with both LED retrofitting programs and government conservation mandates, a policy signal visible from space.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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That has caused several groups to propose their own ways to fix the program.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Scott said Williamson never spoke directly with Becerra about the scheme.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Quantum threats target the mathematical structure of encryption schemes like RSA and ECC; vaulted tokenization removes that target by decoupling data from its representation.—
Ed Leavens,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Drake addresses Kendrick Lamar feud with fiery tracks The Grammy-winning rapper also used his latest musical project to reignite his feud with fellow emcee Kendrick Lamar.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Theodore Skondras, 23, a master’s student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, applied to accelerator Y Combinator with a coding project aimed at making payments between AI agents more trustworthy.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
15 May 2026
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The key will be for the Phillips Park Foundation to work with the city of Aurora to finalize a master plan for the park, according to Mesiacos.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Progress on two other apartment projects has already begun as part of the town’s master plan, according to city officials.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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“Game plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/game%20plan. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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