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 Heritage Foundation took a leading role in Project 2025, a governing blueprint Trump disavowed during the 2024 campaign but embraced in part after returning to office in January 2025.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
The tiny footprint offers a blueprint for sanity during the teenage years.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 26 Dec. 2025
The couple began sketching a hypothetical blueprint grounded in unspoiled land, deep integration with local communities, environmentally respectful architecture, and a model that could be replicated elsewhere.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2025
Somewhere in Wyandotte County, Kansas, the Chiefs plan to build a domed stadium, capacity north of 65,000, but probably not much north of it, with a blueprint to use a spectacular new venue to lure Final Fours, college football playoff games and perhaps even a Super Bowl.
—Sam McDowell 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
The tiny footprint offers a blueprint for sanity during the teenage years.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 26 Dec. 2025
The couple began sketching a hypothetical blueprint grounded in unspoiled land, deep integration with local communities, environmentally respectful architecture, and a model that could be replicated elsewhere.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2025
Somewhere in Wyandotte County, Kansas, the Chiefs plan to build a domed stadium, capacity north of 65,000, but probably not much north of it, with a blueprint to use a spectacular new venue to lure Final Fours, college football playoff games and perhaps even a Super Bowl.
—Sam McDowell 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Blueprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blueprint. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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