plan B

noun

: an alternative plan of action for use if the original plan should fail

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But for some companies, finding a plan B isn’t so easy. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 1 June 2025 Napoli had earmarked former Juventus coach Max Allegri as a plan B should Conte leave. Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 So Arun moves on to plan B: delivering hundreds of pounds of leftover Whole Foods baked goods to partners like the Hollywood Food Coalition. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025 More: Amid new Trump era, South Korea considers ‘plan B’ – building its own nuclear weapons The country will now hold a snap election on June 3. Joyce Lee, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plan B

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of plan B was in 1977

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“Plan B.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plan%20B. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

Medical Definition

Plan B

trademark
used for a preparation of levonorgestrel intended to prevent pregnancy following unprotected intercourse or contraceptive failure
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