as in plan
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
their ground plan is first to finish college and then get married
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Recent Examples of ground plan
In this original usage, it was associated with concepts like designs, ground plans, and sketches—flat forms to be realized as physical structures.
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Leo Kim, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
The possible dichotomy between ground plan and volumetric form has never been more apparent to me.
—Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 22 May 2023
Clues were found in the remains of the buildings, ground plans, monuments, and plazas.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023
The keep-it-in-the-ground plan would require billions of dollars in appropriations from Congress -- and the administration just recently lost a bid in Congress to spend $3 billion buying oil for the government’s strategic reserve.
—Sheela Tobben, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020
The campaign-season tumult erupted as GOP leaders put finishing touches on a pair of Republican bills: a hard-right proposal and a middle-ground plan negotiated by the party's conservative and moderate wings, with White House input.
—CBS News, 16 June 2018
Leo Kim, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
The possible dichotomy between ground plan and volumetric form has never been more apparent to me.
—Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 22 May 2023
Clues were found in the remains of the buildings, ground plans, monuments, and plazas.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023
The keep-it-in-the-ground plan would require billions of dollars in appropriations from Congress -- and the administration just recently lost a bid in Congress to spend $3 billion buying oil for the government’s strategic reserve.
—Sheela Tobben, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020
The campaign-season tumult erupted as GOP leaders put finishing touches on a pair of Republican bills: a hard-right proposal and a middle-ground plan negotiated by the party's conservative and moderate wings, with White House input.
—CBS News, 16 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground plan
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One plan calls for a tower as tall as 55 stories and 609 feet, setting a new bar as the tallest building in town.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Half of all private-sector workers now participate in the plans, a record high.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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Grab the Racing Dudes Premium Picks and the Travers Betting Bible for detailed race-by-race analysis, exact wagering strategies, and multi-race plays designed to maximize your profits.—
Jared Welch,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, that strategy would be hygienic only for the pooper.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
18 Aug. 2025
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While framed as a technological roadmap, the manifesto doubles as an unintentional and necessary blueprint for how modern organizations must evolve.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Heritage Foundation was the primary architect behind Project 2025, a comprehensive conservative blueprint for Republican presidential administrations.—
Adeola Adeosun
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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In recent weeks, the secretive Chinese space program has reported some significant milestones in developing its program to land astronauts on the lunar surface by the year 2030.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
18 Aug. 2025
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Working with a no-nonsense district commander, its 1997-2001 West Side Drug Area Shutdown program mobilized Austin residents to report public drug-dealing directly to police, who cleared hot spots and kept them clear with resident reports.—
Steve Sewall,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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So yes, before the green flag dropped Saturday, with the throwback paint scheme unchipped and pristine — that was the moment that everyone was waiting on.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Aug. 2025
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From a scheme perspective, that would also fall on LaFleur.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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There is no timeline as to when the entire project will be complete, but county parks officials anticipate the park’s master plan and the 130 acre addition will be complete by the end of this year, and the trail connection will be complete next year.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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By 2035, the airport was forecast to have 255,000 annual takeoffs and landings, according to the airport’s master plan adopted in 2020.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Ground plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20plan. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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