Plan and Stance

Plan

Plan noun - A method worked out in advance for achieving some objective.

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Stance and plan are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stance" instead a noun "Plan".

Nearby Words: plant, planned, planed, planner, planing

Stance noun - A general way of holding the body.

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Plan and stance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plan" instead a noun "Stance".

Nearby Word: stand

good	good plan	good stance
exact	exact plan	exact stance
particular	particular plan	particular stance
better	better plan	better stance
Other adjectives: similar, current, initial, actual, new, vague, general, final, different, previous, overall.

Also, Operation Cerberus, which was a plan by shadowy figures to manipulate the CIA and it's Cerberus operatives to eliminate the US leadership and bring the US out of its isolationist stance.

Source: Fanfic / Muv Luv Comet
The Romulan Empire wanted to trick Starfleet into taking an aggressive stance against them, and they wanted to test the Admiral's loyalty, all part of an elaborate plan.

Source: Defector from Decadence
According to the writer, this was meant to convey Luthor's stance as someone whose mind just operates at a different level than everyone else's, and that, to Luthor, holding the bat was an integral part of the plan.

Source: Noodle Implements

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