playbook
Americannoun
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(in Elizabethan drama) the script of a play, used by the actors as an acting text.
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Football. a notebook containing descriptions of all the plays and strategies used by a team, often accompanied by diagrams, issued to players for them to study and memorize before the season begins.
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Informal. any plan or set of strategies, as for outlining a campaign in business or politics.
noun
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a book containing a range of possible set plays
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a notional range of possible tactics in any sphere of activity
Etymology
Origin of playbook
Example Sentences
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Caught in its own echo chamber, the industry’s playbook is failing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The settlement doesn’t directly apply to YouTube, TikTok, or any other platform, but it does give litigants a blueprint for how to pressure those platforms using a similar playbook.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
How 10-year-old oral care brand Boka is winning on Amazon with a beauty marketing playbook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
And, maybe most importantly, picking up the playbook hasn’t been a problem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
So after an hour, I decide to take a page from Nathan’s playbook.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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