as in plan
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
their ground plan is first to finish college and then get married
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Recent Examples of ground plan
In this original usage, it was associated with concepts like designs, ground plans, and sketches—flat forms to be realized as physical structures.
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Leo Kim, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
The possible dichotomy between ground plan and volumetric form has never been more apparent to me.
—Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 22 May 2023
Clues were found in the remains of the buildings, ground plans, monuments, and plazas.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023
The keep-it-in-the-ground plan would require billions of dollars in appropriations from Congress -- and the administration just recently lost a bid in Congress to spend $3 billion buying oil for the government’s strategic reserve.
—Sheela Tobben, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020
The campaign-season tumult erupted as GOP leaders put finishing touches on a pair of Republican bills: a hard-right proposal and a middle-ground plan negotiated by the party's conservative and moderate wings, with White House input.
—CBS News, 16 June 2018
Leo Kim, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
The possible dichotomy between ground plan and volumetric form has never been more apparent to me.
—Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 22 May 2023
Clues were found in the remains of the buildings, ground plans, monuments, and plazas.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023
The keep-it-in-the-ground plan would require billions of dollars in appropriations from Congress -- and the administration just recently lost a bid in Congress to spend $3 billion buying oil for the government’s strategic reserve.
—Sheela Tobben, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020
The campaign-season tumult erupted as GOP leaders put finishing touches on a pair of Republican bills: a hard-right proposal and a middle-ground plan negotiated by the party's conservative and moderate wings, with White House input.
—CBS News, 16 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground plan
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The up arrows first turned down in February when Trump and his administration rolled out tariff plans for Mexico and Canada.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Satellite constellations and coverage Starlink: With over 7,000 satellites already in orbit and plans for a constellation of up to 42,000, Starlink currently leads in deployment.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Each issue is filled with breaking news, deep insights, and exclusive strategies for becoming a better traveler.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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In actuality, the second incarnation of the Klan remained influential, but Klan denial was a common propaganda strategy.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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The campaign-season blueprint known as Project 2025 that laid out Trump’s potential agenda highlighted Section 117 as a possible mechanism to claw back federal funding from top schools, including through Pell Grants and Fullbright Scholarships — a move experts say could devastate critical research.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The critical success of Andor From a critical perspective, Andor should be a blueprint for success at LucasFilm.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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The president also delved into the issue of transgender athletes competing in women’s sports, highlighted his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and heaped praise on the University of Alabama’s athletic program.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The program aired extensive allegations against Brand.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
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The project looks at the 1980s rise and fall of Joe Hunt and young and wealthy men who made up an exclusive investment group who descended into a fraud scheme that led to murder.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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The fraud scheme The murder was part of a broader financial fraud scheme.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
1 May 2025
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Like with her orchestration of the show’s success, Urman shares just enough to let viewers in on her master plan.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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But after getting its venue master plan approved Wednesday by the International Olympic Committee executive board, LA28, the private committee responsible for organizing and executing the Games, informed Galway Downs that the equestrian competition will head elsewhere.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Ground plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20plan. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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