: the act or process of making or carrying out plans
specifically
: the establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit
city planning
business planning
Examples of planning in a Sentence
Careful planning made the party a success.
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Consider planning dates that fit into your schedule, like a lunch break or happy hour after work.
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Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
But city officials are already deep into planning, and have learned a few things from the Paris events.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2024
There was either zero planning involved or just something mentally not right to make a huge blunder like that.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2024
Retirement planning services offered throughAllworth Financial a SEC Registered Investment Advisor.
—Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2024
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Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
But city officials are already deep into planning, and have learned a few things from the Paris events.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2024
There was either zero planning involved or just something mentally not right to make a huge blunder like that.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2024
Retirement planning services offered throughAllworth Financial a SEC Registered Investment Advisor.
—Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for planning
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“Planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planning. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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