Thesaurus results for GROUND PLAN

ground plan

noun

as in plan

a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective their ground plan is first to finish college and then get married

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Recent Examples of ground plan Another researcher, Stéphane Potier, tackled Ulrich von Ensingen’s early-15th-century ground plan of an octagonal tower at Strasbourg. —

Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026 Room for Disagreement Faragasso, of the Institute for Science and International Security, argued a Special Operations ground plan would be far too dangerous and complex, making the option less likely for the US. —

Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Mar. 2026 In this original usage, it was associated with concepts like designs, ground plans, and sketches—flat forms to be realized as physical structures. —

Leo Kim, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023 The possible dichotomy between ground plan and volumetric form has never been more apparent to me. —

Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 22 May 2023 Clues were found in the remains of the buildings, ground plans, monuments, and plazas. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023 The keep-it-in-the-ground plan would require billions of dollars in appropriations from Congress -- and the administration just recently lost a bid in Congress to spend $3 billion buying oil for the government’s strategic reserve. —

Sheela Tobben, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020 The campaign-season tumult erupted as GOP leaders put finishing touches on a pair of Republican bills: a hard-right proposal and a middle-ground plan negotiated by the party's conservative and moderate wings, with White House input. —

CBS News, 16 June 2018

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On land Vincent has also set up a solar panel above the beachside bar, with plans to add more to the staff quarters in order to reduce the island’s reliance on generators.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
The summer after eighth grade, both Celi and Elio have tech-centric plans (making content for social media in Celi’s case, gaming in Elio’s), but those plans are upended when their families separately crack down on screen time and send both kids to Mexico to experience life in the analog world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026