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
The Texas Department of Transportation is asking for the public's help in shaping a new master plan for the city of Fort Worth.
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Briauna Brown, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Established in its long-term master plan, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey forecasts that the port will almost double its container volumes by 2050.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
After it was finished, the house didn’t reflect her master plan, but at least there was now a good kitchen and refreshed water lines.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Expanding recreation and year-round programming The master plan emphasizes expanding recreational opportunities and making Falls Park active in every season.
—Vanessa Carlson Bender, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5 Feb. 2026
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Briauna Brown, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Established in its long-term master plan, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey forecasts that the port will almost double its container volumes by 2050.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
After it was finished, the house didn’t reflect her master plan, but at least there was now a good kitchen and refreshed water lines.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Expanding recreation and year-round programming The master plan emphasizes expanding recreational opportunities and making Falls Park active in every season.
—Vanessa Carlson Bender, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for master plan
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Other companies have plans for LEO space stations as well.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Navarro did not detail what the White House’s plan to force data center builders to absorb costs would look like.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, the strategy reflects a broader push to diversify beyond conventional lithium-ion platforms while improving safety, cost structure, and supply chain resilience.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Crucially, community-building was never conceived as a strategy.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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From this perspective, simply following the same blueprint that has worked during the stock’s comeback over the last few years could yield a similar result.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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One blueprint for aura farming comes courtesy of a viral video of a boy dancing nonchalantly on a race boat.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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As such, a cybersecurity failure in the F-35 program would be a serious breach that could jeopardize the integrity of planned and upcoming missions.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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Coach Mark Byington, who is 41-17 in his second season at Vanderbilt, has led the program to consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time since 2011-12 under Kevin Stallings.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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This latest news comes just a few weeks after Mayweather filed a lawsuit against Showtime Networks and the former president of Showtime Sports, accusing the company of helping facilitate a fraud scheme that deprived him of roughly $340 million in earnings.—
Matt Schubert,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Güell’s vision was to build an estate for affluent families—Gaudí planned 60 homes, a market, and gardens inspired by British parks (which explains the English spelling of the Catalan word parc), but the scheme never took off.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Poland is already working with Ukraine on drone technology in joint military training programs and manufacturing projects.—
SAM McNEIL,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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This is one of Europe’s largest and most impressive building projects of the 21st century, and every visitor to Hamburg should at the very least swing by—particularly classical music-lovers and architecture buffs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Master plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/master%20plan. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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