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as in designed
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as in anticipated
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as in prepared
to work out the details of (something) in advance
we planned the school dance down to the smallest detail
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as in intended
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I plan to have a party for my birthday, even if I have to throw it myself
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Recent Examples of planned
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2026
These are often given ahead of a planned trigger, such as before an owner leaves the house or before a thunderstorm.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
For the past year, attorneys for the defendants have said there was no planned ambush and that protesters who brought firearms only did so for their own protection.
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Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The protesters’ attorneys have insisted there was no planned ambush and that the people who took firearms to the demonstration did so for their own protection.
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Jamie Stengle,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
The planned 2026 investments of just four Big Tech firms—Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft—already dwarf the South Korean investment figure by nearly $200 billion.
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
These five artists represent a sixth of the planned 30 participants, the rest of which will be named later on.
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Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
The technology’s build-out, included planned pipelines, has sparked backlash in rural Louisiana communities and divided the state GOP.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
Someone decides what counts as cultivation and what counts as nuisance, what gets watered and what gets pulled, what belongs in the planned bed and what must be removed before visitors arrive.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2026
Following the exercise, the Royal Navy capability team and the Air and Space Warfare Centre began analyzing the results, with additional testing potentially planned aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
The Los Altos Daughters of the American Revolution have a special event planned for this Wednesday — July 8, which is the date in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was first read aloud.
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Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
Freedom 250 has planned a prayer rally on the National Mall, the Great American State Fair, the July 4th fireworks special in Washington, DC, an IndyCar grand prix in the nation’s capital and an athletic competition for high school students.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
On Sunday, a prayer for the dead is planned at the Grand Mosalla.
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Nasser Karimi,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Shortly before the wedding, The New York Times reported Swift and Kelce planned to have a smaller gathering of about 100 people on July 2, followed by a larger celebration with roughly 1,000 guests on July 3.
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Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
Fireworks shows, as well as displays by their high-tech peers the airborne drones, filled the week — and more were planned on Saturday night.
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Daily News,
4 July 2026
There are no public events planned at the Garden from June 29 until a Bon Jovi concert on July 7.
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CBS News,
27 June 2026
Adjective
The planned merger of Lotte Cinema and Megabox, South Korea’s second- and third-largest multiplex chains, has collapsed, ending a 14-month attempt to combine the two companies into the country’s biggest theatrical exhibitor.
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Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2026
These are often given ahead of a planned trigger, such as before an owner leaves the house or before a thunderstorm.
—
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
For the past year, attorneys for the defendants have said there was no planned ambush and that protesters who brought firearms only did so for their own protection.
—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The protesters’ attorneys have insisted there was no planned ambush and that the people who took firearms to the demonstration did so for their own protection.
—
Jamie Stengle,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
The planned 2026 investments of just four Big Tech firms—Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft—already dwarf the South Korean investment figure by nearly $200 billion.
—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
These five artists represent a sixth of the planned 30 participants, the rest of which will be named later on.
—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
The technology’s build-out, included planned pipelines, has sparked backlash in rural Louisiana communities and divided the state GOP.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
Someone decides what counts as cultivation and what counts as nuisance, what gets watered and what gets pulled, what belongs in the planned bed and what must be removed before visitors arrive.
—
Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Verb
Nunez said investigators planned to interview an employee who was working at the business when the blaze began.
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Sacbee.com,
4 July 2026
Following the exercise, the Royal Navy capability team and the Air and Space Warfare Centre began analyzing the results, with additional testing potentially planned aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.
—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
The Los Altos Daughters of the American Revolution have a special event planned for this Wednesday — July 8, which is the date in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was first read aloud.
—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
Freedom 250 has planned a prayer rally on the National Mall, the Great American State Fair, the July 4th fireworks special in Washington, DC, an IndyCar grand prix in the nation’s capital and an athletic competition for high school students.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
On Sunday, a prayer for the dead is planned at the Grand Mosalla.
—
Nasser Karimi,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Shortly before the wedding, The New York Times reported Swift and Kelce planned to have a smaller gathering of about 100 people on July 2, followed by a larger celebration with roughly 1,000 guests on July 3.
—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
Fireworks shows, as well as displays by their high-tech peers the airborne drones, filled the week — and more were planned on Saturday night.
—
Daily News,
4 July 2026
There are no public events planned at the Garden from June 29 until a Bon Jovi concert on July 7.
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CBS News,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planned
Adjective
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Portfolio Homes are a free selection of pre-designed and pre-approved, small scale home building plans the city is offering at no cost to a resident or developer.
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With designed runs, Iamaleava can take the next leap of his career.
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With Harry's anticipated return to the UK this week, much interest surrounds the very public royal rift and many are wondering if the brothers will reunite.
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Coastal beaches, riverbanks, hilltop miradors and elevated parks with unobstructed west-northwest horizons will become prime real estate for one of Europe's most anticipated astronomical events.
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Attorneys and the judge prepared the jury charge, which contains the instructions for the panel’s deliberations, and the lawyers made their closing arguments on Monday afternoon.
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The Miami Herald has learned that at least one Caribbean country is reportedly prepared to support Persad-Bissessar’s request.
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Those drums did not stop once over the course of a 90-minute match, even though the team they were intended to support not only did not score but did not come particularly close.
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The letter did not explain the pause, but suggested it may have been intended to preserve evidence.
Adjective
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The design is open and clean, with a deliberate choice to draw the surrounding scenery deep into the interior of the home.
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Prosecutors call Hearn’s actions a deliberate, violent act causing more than $1,000 in damage, and his attorneys denounce the case as an alarming misuse of government power.
Adjective
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When the expected change fails to occur, the position deserves to be reviewed.
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Saturday, of the expected 56,000 participants, 44% are Peachtree first-timers, a group that undoubtedly includes thousands entering any kind of race for the first time.
Verb
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Since Calleja’s near-fatal fall, over $42,000 ($61,000 AUD) has been donated to a fundraiser organized by his football club to help cover medical expenses.
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The annual memorial, organized by Castile’s mother, Valerie Castile, took place Monday night at the Philando Castile Peace Garden, located outside the north entrance to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
Verb
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Patients and the company had hoped the therapy could move into an FDA review based on existing evidence, a hope that was dashed Monday.
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“Planned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planned. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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