game plan

noun

Definition of game plannext
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 That's not to find fault with Roach's game plan, which worked well. — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 Playing in a defense requires knowing the scheme, understanding how to react to opponents’ tendencies and teammates’ on-the-fly decisions and making game plan specific adjustments. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025 Both players had individual highs, but opponents weren’t often tasked with having to game plan around the tackles. — Ben Standig, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 Here’s the tea: Trump’s cannabis game plan isn’t exactly clear, but the momentum for reform is too big to ignore. — Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for game plan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for game plan
  1. plan
  2. strategy
  3. blueprint
  4. program
  5. scheme
  6. project
  7. master plan
Noun
  • Growing football in his home town is a long-term plan, but in the immediate future Richard is fixed on growing in English football with Palace.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Note: Where most Starlink users will be using a Residential service plan for their monthly service fees, Mini users will need a Starlink Roam plan, which is meant for users who are using the service on the go or frequently moving locations.
    — PCMAG, PCMAG, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of plan
Noun
  • Leadership strategies that involve coercion, and emphasize punishment, don’t feel very modern.
    — Chris Westfall, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • In many ways, the account-for-it-later strategy is a bet on the still booming NFL.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of strategy
Noun
  • Indonesia’s first-ever Minister of Culture, Fadli Zon, has outlined an ambitious blueprint for the nation’s cultural growth, with special emphasis on developing the country’s rapidly expanding film industry.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
  • In the United States, many firms have learned lessons from hurricanes, data breaches or product recalls, turning those experiences into a blueprint for improvement.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of blueprint
Noun
  • Two of the nation's elite women's gymnastics programs will compete in a dual meet on Saturday night as No. 5 Utah plays host to No. 4 UCLA.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
  • And even though the Master of Business Administration (MBA) is one of the most popular master's-level programs, 39% of MBAs have a negative ROI.
    — Robert Farrington, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of program
Noun
  • Other parts of the U.K.’s immigration system have been criticized as well, including the Seasonal Worker Visa scheme, which NGOs say leaves people open to various forms of exploitation, debt bondage and forced labor.
    — Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Kelly’s portrayal contradicts other characterizations of Drue, including those made in prior legal proceedings, which depicted him as the architect of schemes to conceal assets and manipulate the legal system.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of scheme
Noun
  • The project earned 219,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 13, according to Luminate — the biggest week of the year for an album by a woman.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Consider a part-time job or consulting project that gives you AI exposure.
    — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of project
Noun
  • No new water features have been added in the 20 years, even though the master plan called for constructing a new attraction every 5-10 years.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The Fort Worth Independent School District’s third community meeting this week to discuss upcoming school closures and a facilities master plan stirred a range of emotions from families and community members in attendance.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of master plan

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