blueprint
noun
blue·print
ˈblü-ˌprint 
plural blueprints
1
: a photographic print in white on a bright blue ground or blue on a white ground used especially for copying maps, mechanical drawings, and architects' plans
2
: something or someone resembling a blueprint (as in serving as a model or providing guidance)
… few foundations have taken a similar [investing] route, so there was no blueprint to follow.—
Paul Sullivan
Paul SullivanHe was an anomaly to the rap world when he arrived, but today he is the blueprint for a generation.—Jeff Ihaza
Jeff Ihaza
especially
: a detailed plan or program of action
a blueprint for success
blueprint
transitive verb
blueprinted; blueprinting; blueprints
It was not something blueprinted from the start or based on a French bistro archetype; it's a restaurant that has grown and evolved …
—Ian McNulty
Ian McNulty
Synonyms
Examples of blueprint in a Sentence
a blueprint for reforming the public school system
an ambitious young man with a remarkably detailed blueprint for becoming a millionaire by the age of 25
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This approach was later scaled and digitized with computers in the corporate world and likely served as a blueprint for pioneers like Henry Ford and Richard and Maurice McDonald to shape their businesses with growth, scale and productivity at the center.
—Muqsit Ashraf, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
But even more important is that Unrivaled has provided a blueprint for leagues — from the WNBA to the world — on just how players should be treated.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
The act designed the original blueprint for OSTP, much of which remains intact today.
—Kenneth Evans, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
That tent city debacle is a blueprint for what not to do.
—Gerard S. Williams, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
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Muqsit Ashraf, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
But even more important is that Unrivaled has provided a blueprint for leagues — from the WNBA to the world — on just how players should be treated.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
The act designed the original blueprint for OSTP, much of which remains intact today.
—Kenneth Evans, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
That tent city debacle is a blueprint for what not to do.
—Gerard S. Williams, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Blueprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blueprint. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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