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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In one scene, while finalizing his master plan to steal back the Blue Diamond after escaping from zoo jail, Feathers parallels James Bond’s archenemy, Blofeld, by showing a softer side to an animal while seated on a chair. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025 Kroenke had to bide his time before launching his master plan in Denver. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025 Rip ends up disposing of Jamie’s body as part of Beth’s master plan — burning his body in a car on the side of a road — and he is officially declared missing. Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024 The release notes that the fire department relocation caps a year of progress in implementing a new vision for the Global Mall site, which culminated in a master plan adopted earlier this year. Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 17 Dec. 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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