master plans

plural of master plan

Example Sentences

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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
  • Because the retail business is rapidly changing, action plans are expected to change.
    — Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Le Pen's plans involve billions in new spending and lack credibility, according to Bloomberg Economics.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For some young investors, that means money originally allocated to long-term strategies is being funneled to activities built around immediate outcomes.
    — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Other strategies make distributions that may include all three types.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Repeatable blueprints are emerging, and athletes eyeing a second career as Hollywood moguls would be wise to focus their efforts in one of these directions.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Holtec has coordinated engineering hubs across several countries to finalize the technical blueprints.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Unfortunately, the government then spends the equivalent of 24% of GDP on its various programs.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In contrast, Asian students were less than 15% of the county’s student population but made up about half of the enrolees at the magnet programs.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Danish Dogma25 projects are financed in a collaboration between Zentropa, DR, and Nordisk Film Distribution, with the addition of Netflix in the Nordics, constituting the core financing necessary to realize all five projects.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Both oversee the creative direction and serve as executive producers on Victoria House projects.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

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

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