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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Emilio Cozzi, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Immigration Much of the executive action on the border is ripped from Trump’s first-term playbook.
—Colleen Long, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
His playbook of operations was called the Trout Memo – after the fly-fishing technique designed to entrap trout.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Here’s today’s statement from Lively’s legal team: This latest lawsuit from Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and its associates is another chapter in the abuser playbook.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Playbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playbook. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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