Thesaurus results for BLUEPRINT

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noun

ˈblü-ˌprint

as in plan

a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective an ambitious young man with a remarkably detailed blueprint for becoming a millionaire by the age of 25

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blueprint

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verb

as in to plan

to work out the details of (something) in advance blueprinted the schedule of events for the festival right down to the last detail

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Noun

During the war, Iran created a blueprint for global economic leverage, and if the Strait of Hormuz becomes less crucial, Iran and its proxies could threaten other channels and pipelines in the future, noted Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union. —

David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 Inspired by Zendaya On a recent outing with Tom Holland, Zendaya stepped out in the transitional outfit blueprint, with lightweight white pants, a casual long-sleeve T-shirt, and comfy flip-flop sandals. —

Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026

Verb

The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, which publicly blueprinted the Administration’s all-out aggression, telegraphed some matters. —

Dan Greene, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025 Recreating Rosebank’s Unique Facility IMD worked with Forsyth’s to create new stills, using archival still blueprints to build exact replicas of the original design. —

Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blueprint

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Noun

Jeffries, for his part, was far too careful to broadcast any grand plans.

— Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Before getting to address eager investors, Musk had to testify to a jury in downtown Oakland in an effort to prove his case and, if successful, potentially throw a major wrench into OpenAI's ambitious plans.

— Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 18 May 2026