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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Kirsch said the playbook includes concepts that Dykes was using five years ago and some concepts that were used five games ago.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Dec. 2025
Zuccaro anticipates that the chains that have done well will be under pressure to keep up their results, particularly as underperformers steal from their playbooks and attempt to win back their market share.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
The next era of workplace innovation is here—and the old playbook is being rewritten.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
While the case is novel, it’s ripped from a playbook that is somewhat normal in American jurisprudence and civil litigation.
—Yael Ossowski, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Dec. 2025
Zuccaro anticipates that the chains that have done well will be under pressure to keep up their results, particularly as underperformers steal from their playbooks and attempt to win back their market share.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
The next era of workplace innovation is here—and the old playbook is being rewritten.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
While the case is novel, it’s ripped from a playbook that is somewhat normal in American jurisprudence and civil litigation.
—Yael Ossowski, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Playbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playbook. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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