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
In this original usage, it was associated with concepts like designs, ground plans, and sketches—flat forms to be realized as physical structures.
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground plan
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But Andrea Jenkins, who represents the area and supports the city's plan, said residents around the square want vehicle traffic.—
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His evil plan is to conquer the microchip market by creating earthquakes and floods that will destroy most of the San Francisco Bay area.—
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And some experts worry that the recent decline could be slowed or stopped by reductions in federal funding and the public health workforce, or a shift away from the strategies that seem to be working.—
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In the current state of Disney’s strategy, with Andor’s cost and season 1 viewership, had that not happened, it would have probably been cancelled after season 1, no matter how it was received.—
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This marks a transition for Robinhood, from a mobile brokerage to a potential regulatory blueprint builder.—
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Katie Holmes’s pants are definitely a modern take on the cargo blueprint, with pockets attached to her belt rather than placed mid-thigh.—
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Michigan Legacy Credit Union partnered with Wayne State University’s Institute of Gerontology three years ago to launch a program designed to prevent financial abuse.—
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Dozens of Broward schools did not qualify for CEP, so for the 2023-2024 school year, the Food and Nutrition Services department applied for a federal U.S. Department of Agriculture pilot program to provide the remaining schools with free lunch.—
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The scheme was investigated by several federal agencies, including the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS-OIG) and IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI).—
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That includes knowing the scheme in the run game, being violent at the point of attack.—
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This was always part of Tesla’s original master plan: target the heart of oil demand first.—
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What if your path forward didn’t require a master plan, but just one curious question at a time?—
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“Ground plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20plan. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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