master plans

plural of master plan

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Recent Examples of master plans In a time when destinations are trying to achieve their tourism sustainability goals with master plans, Chichibu suggests there might be a different way. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Instead of preparing separate master plans for each site, a process that has delayed projects for years, the city would streamline planning standards across commercial areas. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026 Exceptions include areas identified as travel routes in master plans, areas designated as open for off-trail use and areas designated by rangers as open for off-trail use for public access. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 In this case, Irvine’s planning commission approved master plans for The Canopy in November 2023. — Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 25 May 2026 No matter what, though, Wigder believes the city’s master plans, or blueprints for the future, need to be looked at and updated responsibly. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026 Her love of art led her to start Citi Arts, a public art and urban planning company that has created public art master plans for airports, transit facilities, streetscapes, and cities nationwide. — Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026 And automakers worldwide were scrambling over each other to grab the microphone and make proclamations about their grand EV master plans and latest all-electric products. — New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026 That absence recalls how Black communities have been deliberately omitted from Miami’s master plans for generations, first through segregation and redlining, now through redevelopment that renders the people who lived here an inconvenient memory. — Alexandra Martinez, Artforum, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for master plans
Noun
  • But Paulina’s big plans are upended by the arrival at the school of Ericka (Jasmine Amy Rogers), a light-skinned Black girl from America with a Ghanaian father and a white mother back in Ohio.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But unlike its competitors, Mistral has no plans to slow down development of advanced models.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • However, KraneShares’ Brendan Ahern recommended that investors consider strategies that could protect them from wild market swings in China.
    — Julian Torres,Stephanie Landsman, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Martinez will join the film company immediately and will oversee its theatrical distribution strategies, planning and execution across the Bleecker Street and Crosswalk slates.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Just remember that recipes are closer to blueprints than Lego instructions.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Workers also assembled the parts in a trial run, verifying that every component matches the blueprints.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Green will also donate $1 from every ticket sold to each participating school to aid student and school programs.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The resale programs under the Archive platform extends the life of a brand’s shoes, while also opening a new revenue and growth channel.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Critics have also focused on the role of international institutions like the World Bank, which has long supported some of these hydropower projects and their associated dams.
    — Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
  • His Minderoo Foundation—named for the cattle ranch of his childhood—has since given about $28 million to Ukraine’s schools and agricultural projects, and to clearing land mines.
    — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Master plans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/master%20plans. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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