scheme
noun
a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
Example Sentences
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Subject to planning permission, work on the Bispham and Blackpool Beach Management schemes will start in early 2027.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Despite warnings that an escape attempt would turn the Romanian guards against the prisoners, Bob O’Reilly, Poulson’s Missouri-born pilot, schemes with a number of POWs to tunnel out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The Philippines foreign ministry earlier said Lazaro had spent Wednesday in the eastern state of Shan, overseeing humanitarian schemes aiding those displaced in the civil war triggered by the coup.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
That distinction becomes especially important in the CD-35 2722 system, where the possible moon is itself massive enough to be considered a planet under some classification schemes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Most of his time had been spent with a ragtag band of dirty-faced boys who carried out whatever schemes they could to survive.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
