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
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It’s hard to square the inspiring reality of a ragtag gang tossing out the playbook that life handed them with the cut-and-dried filmmaking choices “Being Heumann” ultimately deploys to try to stir us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
But I remain optimistic, because a better playbook is right in front of us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
As the company surged in value and secured Nvidia as a backer, other miners quickly moved to follow its playbook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
In his first season as Northwestern’s offensive coordinator, he has dusted off a playbook from the 1950s to turn the Wildcats into an unlikely juggernaut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 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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