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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No details are available yet, but Japan’s cheap little Kei cars may well provide a blueprint.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Walt wasn’t familiar with blueprints, design plans and other technical drawings when construction began on the park, according to Disneyland Chief Art Director Dick Irvine.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
The future is being built in Baltimore, and our young people must be written into that blueprint.
—Mujahid Muhammad, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
His other priorities included redevelopment in the Civic Center area of downtown, a proposal to spend $118 million over the next five years on modernization and upgrades to the city’s waterfront Convention Center, and continuing with neighborhood growth blueprints.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Walt wasn’t familiar with blueprints, design plans and other technical drawings when construction began on the park, according to Disneyland Chief Art Director Dick Irvine.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
The future is being built in Baltimore, and our young people must be written into that blueprint.
—Mujahid Muhammad, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
His other priorities included redevelopment in the Civic Center area of downtown, a proposal to spend $118 million over the next five years on modernization and upgrades to the city’s waterfront Convention Center, and continuing with neighborhood growth blueprints.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Blueprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blueprint. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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