: the act or process of making or carrying out plans
specifically
: the establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit
city planning
business planning
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Careful planning made the party a success.
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Arresting one person at large can take days or weeks of planning and requires a dozen or so federal police on site to make that apprehension.
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Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
But planning can only go so far.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Meeting this need will require integrated planning, since bottlenecks in one area can hold back progress in others.
—Maurice Obeid, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
From beginning stages of planning, the layout, walkways, irrigation, fertilization, planting varieties of roses and the tools needed for successful rose gardening.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
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Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
But planning can only go so far.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Meeting this need will require integrated planning, since bottlenecks in one area can hold back progress in others.
—Maurice Obeid, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
From beginning stages of planning, the layout, walkways, irrigation, fertilization, planting varieties of roses and the tools needed for successful rose gardening.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for planning
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“Planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planning. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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