master plan

noun

Definition of master plannext
as in plan
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 plan The comprehensive master plan will guide improvements, programming decisions and future investments for the next five years and farther. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 That capacity will need to grow to accommodate the population increases expected in the area in the coming decade, ESD reports in its comprehensive master plan. — Noah Daly august 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026 The Chinese government steadily followed a 20-year EV master plan — and executed it with remarkable discipline and patience. — Philipp Kampshoff, Fortune, 30 July 2026 In 2024, city officials agreed to pay Sasaki up to $750,000 to develop a master plan for the 30 Crossing park. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for master plan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for master plan
  1. plan
  2. strategy
  3. blueprint
  4. program
  5. scheme
  6. project
Noun
  • On Sunday, Kushner and Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya also held talks in Egypt to discuss the plan, according to a source familiar with the matter.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The ambitious redevelopment plan, approved in 2023, had a price tag of $660 million and called for more than 1,200 housing units, 70,000 square feet of commercial space and other amenities.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of plan
Noun
  • Protect a focus window, communicate one adjustment, and let rest become part of the strategy.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers stressed that the work represents a material-design strategy rather than a finished commercial battery.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of strategy
Noun
  • But there's a risk in letting the college application checklist strategy become the blueprint for a teenager's entire high school experience.
    — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The proposals slated to be heard at Tuesday’s San Jose City Council meeting are part of a four-year review of Envision San José 2040 — the city’s long-term blueprint governing land use, housing and growth first approved in 2011.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of blueprint
Noun
  • City spokesperson Brian Chasnoff told the San Antonio Current that the ballot structure for the bond program has not been determined and the city council will be briefed on the matter in September.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said in late July that Myanmar had agreed to take back 5,000 Rohingya refugees currently living in Malaysia as part of a repatriation program.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of program
Noun
  • The Steelers outgained Green Bay 385-160 and collected yardage in huge chunks at times on plays that had receivers running wide open against a vanilla defense more focused on fundamentals than elaborate schemes for a game that didn't count.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In the scheme of climate change, the cost of my cough is relatively small.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of scheme
Noun
  • Jia Li is the VP of Development at Alpha X, which had been heading a construction project along Kirk Avenue in east San Jose.
    — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The projects spanning the border in the Big Bend region include plans for a 30-foot steel bollard wall, vehicle barriers, new patrol roads and technology.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of project

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“Master plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/master%20plan. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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