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
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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The Brookings Institution, a centrist think tank, has presented its own bipartisan blueprint for making the system solvent.
—Dennis W. Jansen, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
The April 9 Executive Order The April 9 Executive Order goes far beyond non-binding DOJ Task Force advocacy, by creating a blueprint for direct government action against anticompetitive rules.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Implementing simple systems like this creates an important blueprint for future budgeting.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025
The official, who was not authorized to discuss the plan publicly, said the White House's fiscal year 2026 funding blueprint does not allocate any money toward Head Start and lists it among many programs to be eliminated.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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Dennis W. Jansen, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
The April 9 Executive Order The April 9 Executive Order goes far beyond non-binding DOJ Task Force advocacy, by creating a blueprint for direct government action against anticompetitive rules.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Implementing simple systems like this creates an important blueprint for future budgeting.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025
The official, who was not authorized to discuss the plan publicly, said the White House's fiscal year 2026 funding blueprint does not allocate any money toward Head Start and lists it among many programs to be eliminated.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blueprint
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“Blueprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blueprint. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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