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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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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Recent Examples of blueprint
Ivis García, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
The latest version of San Diego’s sweeping blueprint for the College Area’s long-term future scales back ambitious growth plans in the face of some neighborhood opposition — but still envisions the population to grow by nearly threefold.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Multiple priorities emphasize a preference for domestic research, including a new system to manage projects with funding for foreign research institutions and a blueprint for domestic training programs.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025
While framed as a technological roadmap, the manifesto doubles as an unintentional and necessary blueprint for how modern organizations must evolve.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The damage followed racial geography − the spatial patterns of where Black and white residents lived due to decades of segregation − like a blueprint.
—Ivis García, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
The latest version of San Diego’s sweeping blueprint for the College Area’s long-term future scales back ambitious growth plans in the face of some neighborhood opposition — but still envisions the population to grow by nearly threefold.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Multiple priorities emphasize a preference for domestic research, including a new system to manage projects with funding for foreign research institutions and a blueprint for domestic training programs.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025
While framed as a technological roadmap, the manifesto doubles as an unintentional and necessary blueprint for how modern organizations must evolve.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blueprint
Noun
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Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Trump said earlier this month that Vance is the most likely heir to his MAGA movement, but Vance continued to brush off speculation about his 2028 plans.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Its exterior was designed to emulate the Sami style, and there is only one cross in the entire structure to avoid an overemphasis on Christianity.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Aug. 2025
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Now the Trump administration is rolling back a whole suite of policies designed to promote EVs, including ending these tax credits.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The session will allow the Republicans to remove one of two remaining Democratic Congressional seats in the state, bringing another victory for Trump’s national redistricting strategy.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Aug. 2025
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Maintaining control of the House will be vital for Vance’s strategy of securing his own political standing by racking up wins for Trump.—
Francesca Chambers,
The Enquirer,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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State officials advised residents to prepare for the possibility of dangerous conditions along beaches and coastal communities.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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The inside reef flashed its teeth as the wave sucked up and prepared to break.—
Noah Lederman,
Robb Report,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Battle of the Palouse is a long and storied rivalry between two schools situated less than eight miles apart from one another and will be run for the 93rd time as part of their college football programs this weekend.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Aug. 2025
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How do student visas work? Since 1978, students could stay in the country as long as they were enrolled in a full-time educational program.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Costanzo, 51, was sentenced to four years in prison and Recio, 57, to three years in the bribery scheme that played out in South Florida and New York between October 2018 and January 2020.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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The initial scheme involves a six-month training period, with the option to pursue a military career.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The project is one of several Trump pursued at the White House.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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The project is the largest undertaking in Kentucky Venues history and aims to make the center the fifth-largest in the country.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Blueprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blueprint. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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