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game plans

noun

plural of game plan
as in plans
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 plans A number of offensive minds — Johnson, Zac (and Press) Taylor, Doyle, Liam Coen, Brady, Drew Petzing and others — are making playbooks and game plans easier to digest. — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The lessons shared Monday weren’t intended to help coaches draw up better game plans. — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026 Jared Verse, traded to Cleveland in the Garrett blockbuster, commanded some extra attention that freed up the likes of Byron Young and Kobie Turner, but nothing compared to what Garrett will do to opposing offensive game plans. — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 23 July 2026 For years, opponents built defensive game plans around limiting Mbappe’s space. — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Designed for everything from match point to post-game plans, the Court Champ Racerback Tennis Dress is a sleek fusion of performance and polished style. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026 Break down overwhelming objectives with step-by-step game plans. — Maressa Brown, Parents, 18 June 2026 Opponents bake it into their game plans. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for game plans
  1. plans
  2. strategies
  3. blueprints
  4. programs
  5. projects
Noun
  • Meloni also announced plans to prohibit face-covering garments, specifically mentioning the burqas and niqabs worn by some women and girls, in schools.
    — Elena Giuliano, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, over the weekend, the New York Times revealed previously unreported details about the center’s plans to remove and replace the artworks in its collection, including gifts from foreign countries.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of plans
Noun
  • And maybe even part of survival was— figuring out strategies is also a kind of a stepping out.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Trump’s magnanimity comes as China and the United States are in a contest for global leadership, with some of America’s traditional allies rethinking their strategies.
    — Josh Boak, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of strategies
Noun
  • In addition to resources online and a network of experts to help farmers grow new crops and start small businesses, Transfarmation provides open-source blueprints for converting industrial pig, poultry and dairy barns.
    — Rachel Cramer, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
  • For traditional cocktails made with spirits, the structures and blueprints are time-tested.
    — Esther Tseng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of blueprints
Noun
  • Talk about what information should stay private — since AI programs can collect and save your data.
    — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The companies say the GEK800 is designed to provide a practical propulsion option for defense prime contractors developing cruise missile systems for government programs.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of programs
Noun
  • Critics have also focused on the role of international institutions like the World Bank, which has long supported some of these hydropower projects and their associated dams.
    — Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
  • His Minderoo Foundation—named for the cattle ranch of his childhood—has since given about $28 million to Ukraine’s schools and agricultural projects, and to clearing land mines.
    — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of projects

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“Game plans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/game%20plans. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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