planner

noun

Definition of plannernext
1
as in researcher

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as in plan

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Recent Examples of planner Bourne emphasized her experience as a city planner, longtime Davis resident and parental-rights advocate. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026 Currently, the city has one assistant planner in the Transportation, Engineering and Development (TED) department who dedicates 15% of their time to Historic Preservation Commission activities, the memo said. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 About one-third (37%) of respondents who have a financial planner have never considered discussing LTC; 29% say the advisor has never brought the subject up. — David Chavern, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Celebrity wedding planner Tara Guérard—who didn’t work on Swift and Kelce’s wedding—spoke with The Daily Mail and gushed over the decor. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for planner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planner
  1. researcher
  2. plan
  3. pioneer
  4. journal
  5. generator
  6. logbook
  7. maker
  8. log
Noun
  • Congress should fund extensions to fellowships and training grants, bridge support for early-career laboratories and opportunities for displaced researchers to resume their work.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Many academic researchers publish only a handful of papers each year, seeking scientific discoveries or solutions to everyday problems facing businesses and government agencies.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of researcher
Noun
  • Reyes is giving each side a chance to be heard on her plan to name Liu as special master in the case.
    — GARY FIELDS, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Authorities in quake-prone Japan regularly instruct people to stock up on bottled water, food and batteries, have plans ready to hide under tables and keep comfortable walking shoes at hand.
    — Yuri Kageyama, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of plan
Noun
  • National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum Located downtown, the National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum dives deep into the region’s economic history, with exhibits that cover mining culture, pioneer life, and period photographs from the region.
    — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Julian Brodsky, a cable TV pioneer and financial guru who was a co-founding partner of Comcast more than 60 years ago, has died.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of pioneer
Noun
  • Findings of no effect tend to either be shuffled off to low-profile journals or left behind as unpublished lab lore.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • As if to prove his point, a journal had just rejected his paper.
    — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of journal
Noun
  • Engineers are also working on the advanced radioisotope thermoelectric generators to maximize power output for deep-space environments.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Long story short, campers stay warmer on cold nights and cooler on hot nights without a loud, emissions-spewing engine or generator running in the background.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of generator
Noun
  • Aaron the Shark is listed as a 9½-foot-long male on the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s white shark logbook and was tagged by researchers in 2024.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Aaron the Shark is listed in the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy's white shark logbook.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of logbook
Noun
  • Al Fresco Bar Cart Made of solid and veneered walnut with elegant brass details, the Cotu (from the makers of our favorite bar cabinets) is a delightful midcentury-style bar cart that has a distinctive asymmetrical incline on each shelf.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told reporters that the Japanese government is aware of Russian President Vladimir Putin's order imposed on the Japanese cigarette maker's subsidiaries that operate in Russia.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of maker
Noun
  • Be careful when rolling the log back to avoid injuring these creatures.
    — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
  • For chalets like these, solid timber gave his buyers the traditional log look at a lower price than glulam would have.
    — Rolanas Kutra, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of log

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“Planner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planner. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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