as in plan
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 plan
Crawford ran primarily against Musk's involvement in the state — and national Democrats could convert this win into an early game plan heading into the gubernatorial races later this year, and the 2026 midterms.
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Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
To compare the incident to a possible leak of a football game plan is insulting to the U.S. military members who secure and safeguard our personal freedom each and every day.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Trump’s attacks on law firms, and on universities like Columbia, lay bare his game plan.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Don’t chase a gold rush—treat new platforms as part of a balanced strategy, not your entire game plan.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
To compare the incident to a possible leak of a football game plan is insulting to the U.S. military members who secure and safeguard our personal freedom each and every day.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Trump’s attacks on law firms, and on universities like Columbia, lay bare his game plan.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Don’t chase a gold rush—treat new platforms as part of a balanced strategy, not your entire game plan.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for game plan
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Trump has upended the global trading system that has been in place for over 75 years with a plan for tariffs on products from across the world.—
Chris Prentice,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Minnesota Vikings - Malaki Starks, S, Georgia The Vikings need a backup plan for Harrison Smith at safety.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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However, Keena said that strategy may not be as effective this time around.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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And while Orban has boasted that his party has shared his strategies with Trump advisers, Kreko doubts the help was very meaningful.—
Rob Schmitz,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Brookings Institution, a centrist think tank, has presented its own bipartisan blueprint for making the system solvent.—
Dennis W. Jansen,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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The April 9 Executive Order The April 9 Executive Order goes far beyond non-binding DOJ Task Force advocacy, by creating a blueprint for direct government action against anticompetitive rules.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Portal builds a team, but culture develops a program.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2025
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Between 2021 and 2023, the state’s vacation buyback program paid employees $288 million for unused hours.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Nearly 30 years ago California legislators faced a test of their integrity in voting for an electricity deregulation scheme that ratepayers are still paying for.—
Jamie Court,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Minnesota Vikings Needs: RB, D-line, CB, S Ole Miss CB Trey Amos: Amos has good instincts around the ball and the press coverage skills needed to fit Brian Flores’ defensive scheme, which places cornerbacks on an island most of the time. 25.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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The mill is building traceability into its cotton as well with a project that will help brands (and eventually consumers) gain visibility into the origins of their cotton.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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Entertainment Weekly's Meyers and his cohosts Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer all admitted that Being John Malkovich isn't the first of the actor's projects that comes into their minds, either, despite the film bearing his name.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The city commissioned a master plan from the firm Practice for Architecture and Urbanism, which envisioned a neighborhood six times bigger and infinitely more organic than that other Oz-on-a-plinth, Hudson Yards.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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Smith, the former city employee, worked with Battle to create a master plan for Tecolote Canyon Open Space Park.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
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