1
as in preparing
to work out the details of (something) in advance
we planned the school dance down to the smallest detail
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2
as in intending
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I plan to have a party for my birthday, even if I have to throw it myself
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Recent Examples of planning
Oakdale Kids Dentist & Orthodontics is located on South Oak Avenue in Oakdale, and is planning on opening a second office in Pacific Parkway, Patterson, soon.
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Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Cameron is planning to make a presentation to the Aurora City Council with more details about the city’s plans in early April, once more details are ironed out.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Article continues below Now, the agency is planning to roll SLS back to the pad at Launch Complex-39B (LC-39B) on March 20 — a one-day delay from its previous March 19 target.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Kaviani got attacked on social media for planning the event.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
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Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Cameron is planning to make a presentation to the Aurora City Council with more details about the city’s plans in early April, once more details are ironed out.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Article continues below Now, the agency is planning to roll SLS back to the pad at Launch Complex-39B (LC-39B) on March 20 — a one-day delay from its previous March 19 target.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Kaviani got attacked on social media for planning the event.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planning
Verb
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The whole process took barely a minute, but the actors had likely spent weeks preparing for it.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Start preparing your taxes with these options Offers in this section are from affiliate partners and selected based on a combination of engagement, product relevance, compensation, and consistent availability.—
Brian Sloan,Dan Avery,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Cable wasn’t intending to score, but her serve to the top of the box was headed backward by a defender, and the ball went over the goalkeeper’s head.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Golden called for aggressive full-court pressure, intending to foul despite the Hawkeyes being in the bonus.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Kluge remained active into his 90s, writing books and designing art exhibitions.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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In Los Angeles on Wednesday, a jury found both YouTube and Meta, which owns and operates platforms including Instagram and Facebook, liable for harms to children for designing their platforms to hook young users.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Health benefits, child care assistance and other services were rolled back for the poorest Californians and the state is contemplating keeping those cutbacks in place in the coming year.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Till has long been involved with a nonprofit organization called the Firekeeper Alliance, associated with Fire in the Mountains, teaching students on the reservation about how metal can be used as an outlet for catharsis as an alternative to contemplating suicide.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2026
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He and Mason envision using the app in conjunction with a sports property, like organizing nationwide college tournaments for World Pong without the cost of dispatching operators to each location.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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That’s a song about a heavy topic — organizing an intervention for one of your best friends.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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With nothing going right, the Gators rallied.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Yet even before this interruption, the battle with jihadists was not going well.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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But arranging spheres becomes significantly more complex in higher dimensions, which allow for more arrangements and symmetries.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Unbeknownst to Audrey, her cousin had secretly coordinated with several of her closest friends, arranging surprise appearances on the plane and at their destination.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Once production had concluded on the first season, Ingelsby and Ruffalo felt there was still more to explore with his character and began plotting a second season arc.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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There were no allegations in the complaint that Holmes was actually plotting any violence.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planning. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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