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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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Forty-one condominiums had previously been approved for construction and listed in a 2005 master plan for the area. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Nov. 2025 An original master plan was adopted in 1997 and modified in 2008. Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025 Sage has this great master plan that after this tribe, Savannah will go home, Rizo will use his idol, and Kristina will use hers. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025 There’s a master plan afoot in The Secret Agent, however, and one that its creator introduces in a shock cut that jumps forward to the present day. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 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 3 Dec. 2025.

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