master plan

noun

Definition of master plannext
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 master plan was prepared by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) whose planners chose to import a somewhat suburban model for this prime piece of cityscape immediately adjacent to the Loop. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 For their part, NASA officials have said that last year’s layoffs and lab closures are making Goddard more efficient and competitiveand that the consolidation of buildings was part of a 2022 master plan. — Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026 Congratulations, Seminoles fans, part one of your master plan to return to the pantheon of college football has been completed. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 And during a meeting to amend Tributary’s zoning and master plan in May, PRI’s land asset manager Dane Hill kept a low profile. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for master plan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for master plan
  1. plan
  2. strategy
  3. blueprint
  4. program
  5. scheme
  6. project
Noun
  • The plan is to find candidates from families that renounced their royal status in 1947, which at the time was to ease the postwar financial burden on the monarchy.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Swift's childhood was tailor-made for a Hallmark movie—but the future pop star already had other plans.
    — Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of plan
Noun
  • The agreement came after the EU unveiled a new Arctic strategy aimed at countering growing Russian and Chinese influence in the region.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Its faster trial infrastructure, its more integrated translational pathways, and its willingness to link industrial strategy to health delivery hold lessons for governments around the world.
    — Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of strategy
Noun
  • Her approach often embraces the ancient process of using botanical forms and organic plants as the blueprint for new design.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • With the nation’s electricity demand skyrocketing, SunZia’s collaboration with conservationists may offer a blueprint for getting more megaprojects built.
    — Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of blueprint
Noun
  • Another was that lower government spending for public health programs was leading to higher costs for private sector plans.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The union argues that income limits topping $500,000 in parts of the state make it more a tax break for the wealthy than an education program.
    — Lara Murray-Sterzel, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of program
Noun
  • Democrats, meanwhile, called the dividend proposal a vote-buying scheme.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Disney actor Erik von Detten is being sued for allegedly scamming an elderly couple in a bizarre precious-metals scheme.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of scheme
Noun
  • Officials also discussed reaching out to neighboring property owners Steve and Dona Young to invite them into discussions regarding how the project might affect surrounding parcels.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Their breakout project was last year’s Darkskin Niggas With Lightskin Problems.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of project

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“Master plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/master%20plan. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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