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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The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority approved the master plan last year and signed a lease with Bayou Phoenix for the 227-acre site. Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024 Now completed with phase one of the four-phase master plan, the organization is turning to the first part of its second phase of development. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 25 Oct. 2024 But it’s long seemed like there’s somehow too much of both, which has resulted in a master plan that’s constantly being rewritten, and content that sometimes feels undercooked and clunky. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024 Her quest to bite off the biggest piece of the master plan grew, foremost, out of the park’s long overdue need to better serve South L.A. Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024 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 23 Nov. 2024.

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