as in plan
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
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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Recent Examples of master plan
As early as February, It was already being considered for closure as part of the district’s facilities master plan, for which committees proposed more than 20 schools that were mostly elementary campuses as options for closure.
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
This was always part of Tesla’s original master plan: target the heart of oil demand first.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
What if your path forward didn’t require a master plan, but just one curious question at a time?
—Colin Bedell, Them., 20 May 2025
Ski areas update their master plans with the U.S. Forest Service every decade or so.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
This was always part of Tesla’s original master plan: target the heart of oil demand first.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
What if your path forward didn’t require a master plan, but just one curious question at a time?
—Colin Bedell, Them., 20 May 2025
Ski areas update their master plans with the U.S. Forest Service every decade or so.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for master plan
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Boone added that Stroman is close to a rehab assignment, but the skipper didn’t have exact plans in place.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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To fulfill President Donald Trump's plan to build America into a manufacturing powerhouse, permitting reform needs to go hand-in-hand with the administration's industrial strategy, which also includes tariffs on steel, tax cuts, and deregulation.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Mosier works with the university on social media strategy, and recently decided to bring her superstar pug to the school's campus for a visit.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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What happens next? Kennedy has stated that a follow-up report outlining a strategy and potential policy reforms for addressing childhood chronic illness will be released in mid-August 2025.—
Paul Dawson,
The Conversation,
26 May 2025
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Unlike the standard black or navy suits that carry you through most of the year, summer tailoring doesn’t follow a strict blueprint.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The film is dedicated to Anderson’s late father-in-law, Fouad Malouf, a businessman and engineer who stashed his own plans in the very shoeboxes that now store Zsa-zsa’s blueprints.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Sankey said the way the committee seems to weigh strength of schedule shortchanges the conference slate, which doesn’t include any teams among the lower half of the 134 NCAA FBS programs.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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The three airlines are Aer Lingus (the operating airline), Iberia Airlines (the airline that handled the check-in for Aer Lingus), and Alaska Airlines (the airline that issued the ticket using miles from your frequent flier program).—
Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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At the end of February, a pedestrian was hit in West London by an ebike rider in West London — not a rental or sharing scheme, to be clear — and died after a month in hospital.—
Nicole Kobie,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Though details of how the gambling operation functioned have not been released, HSI Tampa said in its post the scheme generated more than $21.6 million in illicit proceeds.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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West Sacramento officials extolled a $16 million pedestrian and cyclist overpass that now connects neighborhoods straddling the Highway 50 portion of the Capital City Freeway at the project’s ribbon cutting Thursday.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2025
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The album cover is designed by artist and designer KAWS, who also designed the art for Clipse’s last project.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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“Master plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/master%20plan. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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