as in plan
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
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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Recent Examples of master plan
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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for master plan
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Unfortunately for Musk, not everyone is on board with his plans.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Phoenix Open concerts 2025: This power couple will play the 16th hole Coliseum The plan, intended to prevent more traffic congestion and safeguard existing infrastructure, was developed by city, state and business leaders who make up the MAG's Regional Transportation Policy Committee.Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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Fall prevention strategies and balance training are crucial and can help reduce the risk of fractures.Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Avoiding boredom of sitting in the same spot day after day. Cons of Mobile Hunting the Rut As with all hunting strategies, mobile hunting during the rut does have some drawbacks as well.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trump has disavowed the 900-page blueprint for reorganizing swaths of politics and society along hard-right lines, despite some of his former aides’ involvement in writing it.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Read More: America's Border Wall Is Bipartisan Over the next decades, other states used Prop 187 as a blueprint, recognizing that even if the laws were struck down, the process of galvanizing support for anti-immigrant measures could be politically useful.Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Many industry experts believe Trump will end those programs.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The program, held at the Kentucky Opera Center for Cultural Health, is led by professional teaching artists.Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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The stunning corruption scheme finally came to an end in September 2013, when authorities tricked his NCIS mole into thinking the most serious investigations had been closed and then invited Francis to San Diego for a meeting with Navy officials.Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Western intelligence agencies believe that Russian operatives orchestrated the scheme to plant incendiary devices in parcels bound for North America, according to officials.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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In many instances, local and state tax incentives are supporting these projects.James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
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The proposition issues $10 billion in bonds to support parks, defend against natural disasters, and support water and energy projects.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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