as in plans
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 plans
In this case, Irvine’s planning commission approved master plans for The Canopy in November 2023.
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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
South Carolina’s leading cities have systemically embedded diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives into their master plans, sparking outcry from top officials.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
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
South Carolina’s leading cities have systemically embedded diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives into their master plans, sparking outcry from top officials.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for master plans
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Next year, these plans for retirees will increase on average by less than 1%.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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Each federal land management agency has its own regulations with criteria for managing off-road vehicle use — for instance, the BLM uses travel management plans to determine where vehicles are allowed on specific pieces of land.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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When considered city by city and decade by decade, there are lots of factors in home run totals, from ballpark dimensions to playing strategies to the number of long ball hitters in each lineup.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Market dynamics, consumer preferences, manufacturing considerations, and pricing strategies can all influence how products are formulated and positioned.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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The items and blueprints for the items can be found in shops, claw machines, the flower basket crafting mission, the box of fortune, and the orb roll challenge.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The team compared the vessel’s size, along with the position of its masts and cargo holds, against blueprints of the Hōfuku Maru, built in 1919.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Boyd, a fourth-generation farmer and longtime civil rights advocate, said generations of Black farmers have faced barriers accessing government loans and agricultural assistance programs.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Hofeller joined SpaceX in 2007 after working as a senior mechanical engineer at Raytheon on optical satellite programs.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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Popular notions of philanthropy as merely a game for the ultrawealthy to fund partisan projects and commit fraud have left the sector vulnerable to political attacks, as the Council on Foundations sees it, influencing policies that hamper essential community services.—
James Pollard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Earlier this year, the Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellowship expanded to include a short film fund available to Ignite alumni that will support more projects moving from concept to screen in the coming years.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
15 June 2026
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“Master plans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/master%20plans. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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