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 company’s Emerging Leaders Program, designed by Dr. Jenny Schultz, who heads up leadership development at Delta Defense, offers a practical blueprint for companies looking to grow future leaders through intentional, measurable development.
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—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
And, of course, a little bit if pixie dust is part of the blueprint.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 16 July 2025
Like Neff’s El Mirasol in Los Angeles (once home to Orson Welles and, later, Diane Keaton), this modern hacienda features a massive great room with a vaulted open-beam ceiling that highlights the open blueprint.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 July 2025
The 28-time Grammy winner, who had seven kids of his own before dying at the age of 91 last November, would later become something of a blueprint for Cannon.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 July 2025
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Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
And, of course, a little bit if pixie dust is part of the blueprint.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 16 July 2025
Like Neff’s El Mirasol in Los Angeles (once home to Orson Welles and, later, Diane Keaton), this modern hacienda features a massive great room with a vaulted open-beam ceiling that highlights the open blueprint.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 July 2025
The 28-time Grammy winner, who had seven kids of his own before dying at the age of 91 last November, would later become something of a blueprint for Cannon.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 July 2025
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“Blueprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blueprint. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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