game plan

noun

: a strategy for achieving an objective
game-plan intransitive verb

Examples of game plan in a Sentence

The governor is developing a game plan to lure businesses to the region. what's our game plan for touring the city?
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Execution obviously is going to be big, and then just paying attention to the little details of the game plan. Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 But underdogs — such as the company’s star ambassador Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors who was considered too small to play professional basketball — can become superstars with the right game plan. Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024 His likely absence against the Nuggets, in the Warriors’ final NBA Cup group stage game, will stunt the team’s pending rotation changes and complicate their game plan against MVP favorite Nikola Jokic. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024 Miami’s defensive game plan will likely begin with stopping the run to make the Patriots one dimensional. Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for game plan 

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of game plan was in 1941

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“Game plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20plan. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

game plan

noun
: a strategy for achieving an end : game entry 1 sense 2a
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