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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Whether that championship run comes in 2025 depends, to a large extent, on Williams grasping the nuances of the playbook, understanding defensive alignments and learning to lead the offense through successes and challenges.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
The move was straight out of corporate America’s playbook, including many media organizations dealing with declining revenue.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
Washington taking a page out of Beijing’s playbook may ironically lead to the U.S. building a Great Firewall of its own.
—Selina Xu, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2025
The latest: Educators are also reading up on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement playbook and sharing resources students and their parents can use to prepare for the possibility of being detained, teacher unions say.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
The move was straight out of corporate America’s playbook, including many media organizations dealing with declining revenue.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
Washington taking a page out of Beijing’s playbook may ironically lead to the U.S. building a Great Firewall of its own.
—Selina Xu, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2025
The latest: Educators are also reading up on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement playbook and sharing resources students and their parents can use to prepare for the possibility of being detained, teacher unions say.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Playbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playbook. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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