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.
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Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Opponents bake it into their game plans.
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Mirjam Swanson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Does this mean Hafley can coach, develop players, and game plan?
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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
See All Example Sentences for game plan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for game plan
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Democrats say the Republican plan would hurt low- and middle-income Georgians, who would end up paying more in taxes.
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Secure loose outdoor items and adjust plans as necessary so you're not caught outside.
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Perhaps with that base-mobilization strategy in mind, the Republican National Committee is planning to hold a first-ever midterm convention this summer.
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Building resilience Stephanie Niven, co-portfolio manager of the Global Sustainable Equity strategy at Ninety One, told CNBC on a call on Friday that her team took the view that the rise of intense weather conditions in Europe was creating a structural growth opportunity for investment.
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Board member Mark Parker’s move to become executive chairman at Nike seemed to offer a blueprint.
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Unintentionally, many businesses make this blueprint easy to follow.
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The specific programs targeted by the EPA regulate emissions from vehicles, lawn and garden equipment, and generators.
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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.
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Prosecutors allege Eidleh, along with other members of the scheme, solicited and received bribes and kickbacks from individuals and companies seeking approval to operate fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program sites.
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This has fueled the ‘spend not sell’ movement, in which builders seek to familiarize users with earning and spending their bitcoin rather than trading and falling for get-rich-quick schemes.
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Fourth & Central is intended to feel like a small, walkable community with new buildings that acknowledge the industrial history of the area , architect Alan Pullman said when the project was announced.
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In 2023, the latest data available, metro Atlanta’s new diagnosis rate was more than double the national average, according to the AIDSVu project from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health.
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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.
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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.
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