playbook
noun
play·book
ˈplā-ˌbu̇k 
1
: one or more plays in book form
2
: a notebook containing diagrammed football plays
3
: a stock of usual tactics or methods
straight from his opponent's political playbook
Examples of playbook in a Sentence
He studied the new plays in the team's playbook.
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Anthropic, the company that created the powerful large language model (LLM), Claude, recently released its playbook for building AI agents that work, drawn from dozens of successful teams.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Stealing from the private sector's playbook Fuller said companies have long turned to mass layoffs as a way to reduce costs.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
The defense minister has said that Israel is applying its Gaza playbook to the West Bank.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Tariffs are central to Donald President Trump’s economic playbook, despite opposition from mainstream economists and trade experts.
—Christopher S. Tang, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Stealing from the private sector's playbook Fuller said companies have long turned to mass layoffs as a way to reduce costs.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
The defense minister has said that Israel is applying its Gaza playbook to the West Bank.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Tariffs are central to Donald President Trump’s economic playbook, despite opposition from mainstream economists and trade experts.
—Christopher S. Tang, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for playbook
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“Playbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playbook. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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