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
That process includes getting the school factored into the school district's master plan and securing the necessary county funding.
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Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
The airport is also working on updating its master plan.
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Casey Mann,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2026
Manigo said the group presented its master plan to the board, but the proposal was never taken up and remains unimplemented, despite still being posted at the bottom of the district’s reparations webpage.
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Uc Berkeley,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Last week, Superintendent Colleen Brewer said the Diocese had already been embarking on a strategic plan, including a campus master plan.
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Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for master plan
Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
The airport is also working on updating its master plan.
—
Casey Mann,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2026
Manigo said the group presented its master plan to the board, but the proposal was never taken up and remains unimplemented, despite still being posted at the bottom of the district’s reparations webpage.
—
Uc Berkeley,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Last week, Superintendent Colleen Brewer said the Diocese had already been embarking on a strategic plan, including a campus master plan.
—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for master plan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for master plan
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Hired for four years at a salary of $440,000, Carvalho quickly adopted a strategic plan that included detailed, regular review of a school’s test scores — from both the annual state tests and periodic district assessments.
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Corlys is below deck on The Queen Who Never Was, telling a defiant Alyn about Rhaenyra’s new plan for peace, when the alarms sound.
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Perhaps with that base-mobilization strategy in mind, the Republican National Committee is planning to hold a first-ever midterm convention this summer.
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Building resilience Stephanie Niven, co-portfolio manager of the Global Sustainable Equity strategy at Ninety One, told CNBC on a call on Friday that her team took the view that the rise of intense weather conditions in Europe was creating a structural growth opportunity for investment.
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Board member Mark Parker’s move to become executive chairman at Nike seemed to offer a blueprint.
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Unintentionally, many businesses make this blueprint easy to follow.
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The specific programs targeted by the EPA regulate emissions from vehicles, lawn and garden equipment, and generators.
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Iran has said peace talks cannot advance to more substantive issues – such as its nuclear program – until the fighting in Lebanon is halted.
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Prosecutors allege Eidleh, along with other members of the scheme, solicited and received bribes and kickbacks from individuals and companies seeking approval to operate fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program sites.
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This has fueled the ‘spend not sell’ movement, in which builders seek to familiarize users with earning and spending their bitcoin rather than trading and falling for get-rich-quick schemes.
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If a performance or project asks for time, choose a brief focus window and give it your full attention without multitasking.
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City of Temecula In late May, hundreds of residents flooded a Temecula City Council meeting to voice their concerns over the project, which has received similar objections from city leaders.
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“Master plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/master%20plan. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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