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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The mid-20th-century socialist architecture is less obviously beautiful—though the master plan is the work of Edvard Ravnikar, a student of Le Corbusier—but the form of its function eventually grows on you.
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Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
If Sherman’s master plan is to save money now by fielding by far the cheapest team in the sport, but squirreling away cash to spend when some of these prospects are big-league ready and the team is closer to contention, tell your fan base.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Architect Bertram Goodhue designed the master plan for the campus in 1917, including a design for the physics building known as Dabney Hall, according to a 2020 article in Pasadena magazine.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
No new water features have been added in the 20 years, even though the master plan called for constructing a new attraction every 5-10 years.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
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Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
If Sherman’s master plan is to save money now by fielding by far the cheapest team in the sport, but squirreling away cash to spend when some of these prospects are big-league ready and the team is closer to contention, tell your fan base.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Architect Bertram Goodhue designed the master plan for the campus in 1917, including a design for the physics building known as Dabney Hall, according to a 2020 article in Pasadena magazine.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
No new water features have been added in the 20 years, even though the master plan called for constructing a new attraction every 5-10 years.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for master plan
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However, this safe harbor provision would only be available if there were concrete plans to replace safety-critical and health-critical SIRS assets with remaining lives of less than three years, which would include roofs, plumbing, fire alarms and other safety equipment.—
Bruce Strom,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Education Department recently reopened those IDR plan applications, following a period during which the plans were unavailable.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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Through countless films, TV series, Amblin events, awards campaigns and our public relations strategy—this is where Marvin came alive.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Trump is letting the promise of AI slip away In the middle of all this tariff chaos, Trump’s AI strategy remains unclear.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Heritage Foundation is widely known for creating Project 2025, a 900-page Christian nationalist blueprint for the federal government with aims of virtually eliminating LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights.—
James Factora,
Them.,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Power Of Brand Vulnerability Val Kilmer’s trajectory in the 2010s and 2020s serves as a compelling blueprint for legacy brands navigating reinvention in real time.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The group has slashed hundreds of thousands of jobs and hollowed out foreign aid programs.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Mini said that Cities of Service is a city program that is designed to organize volunteers for a variety of projects in the city.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Detectives arrested a man accused in a lottery ticket stealing scheme that netted him and a partner thousands of dollars in winnings, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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His chief adviser was also charged in state court with taking part in a separate bribery scheme.—
Jan Ransom,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Producer Valerie Bush, filmmaker Carlos López Estrada, and Antigravity’s Head of Development, Holly Stanton, will organize the development of the six projects over the course of the next year.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Entertainment Weekly's Meyers and his cohosts Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer all admitted that Being John Malkovich isn't the first of the actor's projects that comes into their minds, either, despite the film bearing his name.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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