blueprinting

verb

present participle of blueprint
as in planning
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blueprinting
  1. planning
  2. designing
  3. preparing
  4. organizing
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  • Unai Emery has been planning for the exit of No 1 Emi Martinez for the last two summers, and much detailed work has duly gone into sourcing his replacement.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The governor is now planning to veto the remaining provisions in the bill, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • For decades, Canada Goose ducked out of designing summer clothing.
    — Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit accuses Meta of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms and hide these harms from the public.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of designing
Verb
  • Making this show is a combination of preparing for something—and then preparing for things to go another way completely.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
  • One potential recruit was preparing to graduate and was interested in becoming a diesel mechanic in the military.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of preparing
Verb
  • Those convicted on Friday were key leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the group responsible for organizing the annual remembrance until 2019.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Keeping your shoes on the floor isn’t wrong, but there are wrong ways to do it, like organizing them only by color, for one.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of organizing
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“Blueprinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blueprinting. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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