as in plans
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 plans
South Carolina’s leading cities have systemically embedded diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives into their master plans, sparking outcry from top officials.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for master plans
Noun
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But Mother Nature can influence our plans and activities.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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This week, the dramatic collapse of plans for Barcelona to play a La Liga game against Villarreal in Miami — first reported by The Athletic — added extra spice to the compelling and captivating Clasico.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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By the end of March 2018 Aydın seemed unsure whether to try to clear his name or lay low, vacillating between the two strategies.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Frederick Wherry, Kristin Seefeldt, and Anthony Alvarez examine the strategies potential lenders use to make these interactions less awkward.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Those plans proved to be notions and not blueprints.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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In Zionsville, citizens and leaders alike wonder how to grow in a way that is more than just borrowing blueprints from Westfield and Carmel.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There were many more secret spy satellite programs on both sides, some of which continued to use film and, later, digital cameras, while others collected signals from antennas or other classified means.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Where appropriate, staff from both agencies will document the public programs through photography, video and audio.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Following his direction of Flight Risk earlier this year, Gibson has Hunting Season and The Canyon among his upcoming acting projects.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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From the bands that grocers use to keep broccoli stalks together, to resistance bands which are used for fitness and physical therapy, colorful rubber bands for crafting, oversized bands for industrial use and specialty bands which can be used for do-it-yourself projects such as tie-dye.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The hilarious hijinks that ensue are centered on a rugby-playing rascal whose initial interests in pulling chicks and working get-rich-quick schemes give way to a lifelong love of writing poetry in the post-Soviet-occupation era of the 1990s.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Massive schemes, such as those tied to the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, where fraudsters stole over $250 million in pandemic-era school meal aid, are just one chunk of the theft, according to federal prosecutors.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Master plans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/master%20plans. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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