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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
  • But Paulina’s big plans are upended by the arrival at the school of Ericka (Jasmine Amy Rogers), a light-skinned Black girl from America with a Ghanaian father and a white mother back in Ohio.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But unlike its competitors, Mistral has no plans to slow down development of advanced models.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of plans
Noun
  • However, KraneShares’ Brendan Ahern recommended that investors consider strategies that could protect them from wild market swings in China.
    — Julian Torres,Stephanie Landsman, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Martinez will join the film company immediately and will oversee its theatrical distribution strategies, planning and execution across the Bleecker Street and Crosswalk slates.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of strategies
Noun
  • Just remember that recipes are closer to blueprints than Lego instructions.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Workers also assembled the parts in a trial run, verifying that every component matches the blueprints.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of blueprints
Noun
  • Green will also donate $1 from every ticket sold to each participating school to aid student and school programs.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The resale programs under the Archive platform extends the life of a brand’s shoes, while also opening a new revenue and growth channel.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of programs
Noun
  • As ever, the lineup is a mix of new features from Asia’s best auteurs, a sprinkling of Hollywood movies and projects from up-and-coming filmmakers.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Fusion reaction milestone Most fusion projects, including the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in France, focus on D-T fusion because it can be achieved under less demanding conditions than alternative fuel cycles.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 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 1 Oct. 2026.

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