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 master plan includes renovation to the tennis center, swimming pool and community center, improved walking trails connecting to Brays Bayou, a new naturalistic amphitheater and an ADA-accessible playground. Shafaq Patel, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024 The Irvine general plan helps preserve what the master plan helped create — the things that make Irvine special, like our villages, open spaces and wonderful schools. Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024 Shriver and Allman now contend that VA simply set aside the 2016 draft master plan and instead deferred to the Veterans Collective to draw up its own plans. Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024 The Parks Department launched the master plan process earlier this month with an eight-month public input period. Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for master plan 

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 Nov. 2024.

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