: 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
Examples of planning in a Sentence
Careful planning made the party a success.
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Yet, conversations about budgeting, saving, or debt don’t begin until the college planning process when the stakes and stress levels are unusually high.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
That could offer tax planning opportunities for many investors, financial experts say.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Program planning and design will begin later this spring and be implemented in the fall.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Oct. 2025
And the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine recently sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT coached the California boy in planning and taking his own life earlier this year.
—Trân Nguyễn, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
That could offer tax planning opportunities for many investors, financial experts say.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Program planning and design will begin later this spring and be implemented in the fall.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Oct. 2025
And the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine recently sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT coached the California boy in planning and taking his own life earlier this year.
—Trân Nguyễn, Fortune, 13 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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