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grand design

NOUN

strategy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action approach blueprint design game plan method plan planning policy procedure program project scenario scheme system

STRONG

angle artifice brainchild craft cunning game gimmick layout proposition racket scene setup slant story subtlety tactics

WEAK

maneuvering

Antonyms

STRONG

honesty openness

Example Sentences

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One of Oli's supporters, 40-year-old Sushil Karki, believes Oli is a victim of a "grand design" from outside forces.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The lesser character of a mysterious grand design.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

“There is nothing like a so-called grand design between us and China,” he said.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2023

"No one is being able to draw up a grand design with shifting of power."

From Reuters • May 15, 2023

It was simply a small pattern in the grand design of our lives.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou