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
Penn, a Leawood resident, spearheaded a neighborhood effort to preserve the City Hall as the city launched the early stages of a master plan for the old building, the old fire station and additional land on 96th Street and Lee Boulevard.
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
To that end, the city is asking for community input via a Parks and Trail Online Survey, designed to gauge opinions on the three park and two trail concepts that were developed for the master plan.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
The same firm produced an overall master plan for downtown Little Rock that was adopted last year.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Ecological Design Group assisted with the designs and master plan for the project, and Legacy Construction will be completing the construction, according to Jack.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
To that end, the city is asking for community input via a Parks and Trail Online Survey, designed to gauge opinions on the three park and two trail concepts that were developed for the master plan.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
The same firm produced an overall master plan for downtown Little Rock that was adopted last year.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Ecological Design Group assisted with the designs and master plan for the project, and Legacy Construction will be completing the construction, according to Jack.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for master plan
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The Alphabet-subsidiary is now operating commercially in five American cities, with plans to launch in several more.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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That plan was to eventually lead to a marquee match between two former Shield brothers.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Fast-forward to the end of the first half, and the Lions’ decision (and what would have been Kansas City’s usual strategy) paid off for the home team.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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For buyers, extra money dries up GM’s strategy of crafting electrified options for its most popular models like the Chevrolet Blazer, Equinox and Silverado directly addressed what consumers wanted from the automaker’s emerging offerings, said Joseph Yoon, Edmunds' consumer insights analyst.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The project went platinum within a year, earning four Grammy nominations and introducing a new blueprint for modern soul.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
14 Oct. 2025
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Maybe mom and dad were never supposed to nurture your creativity just like their parents never drew them a blueprint on how to survive as immigrants.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
13 Oct. 2025
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Smith instead signed with Indiana over several Big Ten and SEC programs, then stayed in Bloomington despite numerous schools trying to pry him away the last few years — especially after Indiana’s coaching change following the 2023 season.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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To further add to the turmoil and uncertainty, the White House earlier this year temporarily halted interviews for J1 visa applicants for about a month, before reinstating the program.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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His conviction stemmed from a series of criminal schemes, including submitting false campaign finance documents, misusing donor identities to route funds for personal and campaign use, and providing fraudulent information to the New York State Department of Labor and the House of Representatives.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Doors and Window Frames in a Deep Shade The final component of Berkus’ three-color scheme is the deeper tone, often a darker shade of the wall color, used for doors or window frames.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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Since being deployed to the nation’s capital in August, many guardsmen have been assigned to help with beautification projects like picking up trash and laying mulch, according to CNN.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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After setting the single-week modern-era consumption record for an album, the project has also broken the modern-era record for the most albums sold in a week in the United States, according to initial reports to data tracking firm Luminate.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
12 Oct. 2025
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