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
To offset that pressure, look for Maye to trigger a game plan heavy on short passes, featuring DeMario Douglas and Stefon Diggs on crossing routes.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The Green Wave fully executed a balanced game plan and looked sharp across the board.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
But Harbaugh’s game plan was aces.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Starter Joe Flacco studied the game plan against Cincinnati for hours, and bench-warmer Shedeur Sanders studied TikTok for hours and texted his dad to request an increase in his allowance.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The Green Wave fully executed a balanced game plan and looked sharp across the board.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
But Harbaugh’s game plan was aces.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Starter Joe Flacco studied the game plan against Cincinnati for hours, and bench-warmer Shedeur Sanders studied TikTok for hours and texted his dad to request an increase in his allowance.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for game plan
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At least one former candidate – Kansas City attorney Stacy Lake, who lost to White in the Democratic primary for County Executive in 2022 – has announced plans to run at that point.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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The bulk of his cases are reviews involving the major Medicaid plans in Ohio.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Seeking professional guidance early is key so that strategies can be examined and coordinated effectively.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Wasserman, the committee's chairman, directed the council to suggest a new distribution strategy for the committee to review in December.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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By combining hierarchical planning, reinforcement learning, and motion data drawn from human players, the project provides a blueprint for building robots that are efficient and intuitive in their movements.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Lessons from Jasmine’s Career Journey Jasmine’s evolution from marketer to product leader offers a blueprint for navigating disruption in today’s rapidly changing world of work.—
AJ Thomas,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In the email exchange with University of Texas faculty who were preparing a grant application for a federal methane-reduction program, Pruett blamed the increases on inadequate infrastructure to capture the gas.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The combined total number of students the college will serve in fall 2025 is 10,706 when factoring in these additional programs.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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Paul looks the part and Savaiinaea has the footwork and athleticism needed to thrive in this zone-blocking scheme.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Park’s character in Confidence Queen Park sets one clever trap after another, fitting each scheme into a larger puzzle.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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After graduating, Dudek spent nearly a decade working for tech companies that contracted with the federal government on modernization projects, before migrating to several jobs within federal agencies themselves.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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The complaint also seeks the halt of all work on the project, pending the investigation the petition seeks.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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If this week’s master plan reflects a company that is dead set on moving beyond cars, the divergence started back around the time of that second report.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the sardonic and calculating Dennis (Sweeney), who, based on a pre-accident romantic encounter with Rocky, seems to have a twink fetish, ingratiates himself into Roman’s life with a master plan.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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