master plan

noun

: a plan giving overall guidance

Examples of master plan in a Sentence

He has a master plan for becoming a millionaire. my neighbor assured me that the wisdom of his master plan for his yard would be apparent once everything was finished
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The town’s master plan identified the Marquette Greenway as a key project. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025 The inheritor of Calvin Booth’s master plan is not. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 May 2025 Which led to… Survivor 48 players share their picks for the best season ever Operation Make Believe Idol Kyle's master plan was to take a kernel of truth and then pop up a big massive lie out of it. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025 Both numbers fall within the range of 2,400 to 4,000 units laid out in the site’s master plan. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for master plan

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of master plan was in 1914

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“Master plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%20plan. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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