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a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
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Recent Examples of game plans
Opponents bake it into their game plans.
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Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Defense ruins game plans and wins games in a league where the toughest come out on top.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Chelsea’s glaring lack of impactful squad depth may not matter quite so much with free midweeks, and Alonso may be able to tailor his game plans more intricately towards exploiting the specific weaknesses of Premier League opponents.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The game plans to expand with PvP and PvE modes, and is recognized as a quality PvPvE extraction game by those playing it, but…not enough people are playing it, especially if it's now meant to float Bungie as a studio and be Sony’s flagship live service offering, given all of the above.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Finch put his finger on the trouble during one of the regular-season ruts, identifying a moodiness that gets in the way of the type of surgical execution of game plans that the defending champion Oklahoma City and now San Antonio can consistently lean on.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
Brian Dutcher and his staff work hard during the basketball season, planning practices, formulating game plans, watching film, meeting with players, visiting with high school recruits, speaking with the media, talking to administrators, attending donor events, raising money, getting on planes.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Head coach Eric Musselman also told reporters on a Zoom call in late October that Baker-Mazara sometimes took freedom within game plans.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
Expect offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to run Stevenson inside, where the Broncos are a little softer than other areas against the run, especially versus groupings with six offensive linemen; a staple of the Pats’ recent game plans.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Defense ruins game plans and wins games in a league where the toughest come out on top.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Chelsea’s glaring lack of impactful squad depth may not matter quite so much with free midweeks, and Alonso may be able to tailor his game plans more intricately towards exploiting the specific weaknesses of Premier League opponents.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The game plans to expand with PvP and PvE modes, and is recognized as a quality PvPvE extraction game by those playing it, but…not enough people are playing it, especially if it's now meant to float Bungie as a studio and be Sony’s flagship live service offering, given all of the above.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Finch put his finger on the trouble during one of the regular-season ruts, identifying a moodiness that gets in the way of the type of surgical execution of game plans that the defending champion Oklahoma City and now San Antonio can consistently lean on.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
Brian Dutcher and his staff work hard during the basketball season, planning practices, formulating game plans, watching film, meeting with players, visiting with high school recruits, speaking with the media, talking to administrators, attending donor events, raising money, getting on planes.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Head coach Eric Musselman also told reporters on a Zoom call in late October that Baker-Mazara sometimes took freedom within game plans.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
Expect offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to run Stevenson inside, where the Broncos are a little softer than other areas against the run, especially versus groupings with six offensive linemen; a staple of the Pats’ recent game plans.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for game plans
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Next year, these plans for retirees will increase on average by less than 1%.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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Each federal land management agency has its own regulations with criteria for managing off-road vehicle use — for instance, the BLM uses travel management plans to determine where vehicles are allowed on specific pieces of land.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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When considered city by city and decade by decade, there are lots of factors in home run totals, from ballpark dimensions to playing strategies to the number of long ball hitters in each lineup.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Market dynamics, consumer preferences, manufacturing considerations, and pricing strategies can all influence how products are formulated and positioned.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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The blueprints were drawn up by Uruguayan architect Álvaro Pérez Azar, who also sourced and restored local vintage pieces of furniture.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Yet, the slender fangjaw proves that the creatures that look like monsters might actually hold the blueprints for our future.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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Financial incentives offered by the conservation district, in conjunction with federal programs, have enticed farmers in the South Fork of the Republican River near Burlington to end irrigation on an additional 20,000 acres.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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Missouri won a recruiting battle for Smith’s services in college, beating out offers from Kansas State, Kansas, Nebraska and other marquee programs.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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Popular notions of philanthropy as merely a game for the ultrawealthy to fund partisan projects and commit fraud have left the sector vulnerable to political attacks, as the Council on Foundations sees it, influencing policies that hamper essential community services.—
James Pollard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Earlier this year, the Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellowship expanded to include a short film fund available to Ignite alumni that will support more projects moving from concept to screen in the coming years.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
15 June 2026
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