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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
Golden is known to be an analytics whiz who looks to the numbers to guide his game plans, while Sampson is much more old school.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Last season, Lamb was the only reliable playmaker for Prescott in the passing game and was constantly the focus of opposing defenses and their game plans.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
It’s left the rest of the staff to come up with the defensive game plans each night.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Amos would give them a diverse skill set that can fit well into their zone-heavy scheme, while also giving them the versatility to turn to man coverage when the game plan calls for it.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Last season, Lamb was the only reliable playmaker for Prescott in the passing game and was constantly the focus of opposing defenses and their game plans.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
It’s left the rest of the staff to come up with the defensive game plans each night.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Amos would give them a diverse skill set that can fit well into their zone-heavy scheme, while also giving them the versatility to turn to man coverage when the game plan calls for it.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 27 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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Amid an atmosphere of near-zero interest rates, venture-capital investors were drawn to grand plans and messianic visions, both of which Thurston was skilled at providing.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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Through countless films, TV series, Amblin events, awards campaigns and our public relations strategy—this is where Marvin came alive.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, the decision to pause for Easter underlines a shift toward recognizing spring holidays as part of broader workplace wellness strategies.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 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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The Cornhuskers claimed $300,000 in name, image and likeness money for its program as well.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The move to strip those who entered under the app of their legal status is the latest effort by the Trump administration to dismantle Biden-era immigration programs and expand the pool of migrants eligible to be arrested and deported.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
8 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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Producer Valerie Bush, filmmaker Carlos López Estrada, and Antigravity’s Head of Development, Holly Stanton, will organize the development of the six projects over the course of the next year.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
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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The master plan is still evolving and is expected to reach a board vote later this year.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Game plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/game%20plan. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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