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
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Origin of playbook
Example Sentences
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This is not a new part of the UX playbook.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
With over 100 cats at its stores, company leadership at the Westminster, Mass., headquarters drafted a playbook for store cats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Citi equity strategist Scott Chronert highlighted in a recent report that the half of the market “tied to the AI playbook should show revenue trends consistent with what we saw” in the second quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
The industry is following a "discipline-over-growth playbook" while shifting more investment to automation and robotics, Deloitte said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
“It started with this one right here, sir,” Diego said, flipping through the playbook.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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