master plan

noun

: a plan giving overall guidance

Examples of master plan in a Sentence

He has a master plan for becoming a millionaire. 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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Meanwhile, a stormwater master plan approved last year identifies more than $450 million in needs over the next decade to raise roads, construct pump stations and take other measures to prevent flooding from sea-level rise. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025 The master plan crafts the city's priorities for the next decade. Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2025 This is just phase one of a multi-phase master plan to renovate, renew and replace several of the buildings on Country Day’s campus, including the upper school and the performing arts center. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025 What that master plan looks like is going to be hard work. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for master plan

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of master plan was in 1914

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“Master plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%20plan. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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