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
Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
The organization is one of the groups that has advised Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for reshaping the federal government.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
That blueprint became the bedrock for the medical drama’s sets even as Wells and the writing team were beginning to work out the storylines that would pulse and careen across the pristine hospital floors.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
That blueprint also declared several Chilean sites as renewable energy hubs; the complex would be located within one of them.
—Katherine Helen Laliotis, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But Tuesday’s win was a good blueprint for the rest of the run.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
The organization is one of the groups that has advised Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for reshaping the federal government.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
That blueprint became the bedrock for the medical drama’s sets even as Wells and the writing team were beginning to work out the storylines that would pulse and careen across the pristine hospital floors.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
That blueprint also declared several Chilean sites as renewable energy hubs; the complex would be located within one of them.
—Katherine Helen Laliotis, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blueprint
Noun
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On Monday, European leaders hastily assembled in Paris to discuss plans for peace in Ukraine after they were left out of U.S.-led talks, due to begin Tuesday, between Washington and Moscow on the near three-years Russia-Ukraine war.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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The shooting in Miami Beach comes amid heightened tensions as Arab countries attempt to come up with a post-war plan for Gaza, following a tenuous ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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The move comes after the Chicago rapper ran an ad for his company website, only to delete all standard offerings and leave only a t-shirt with a swastika design online for $20.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s flood-the-zone approach to his first three weeks (it’s only been three weeks) is part of political strategy designed to overwhelm and distract.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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There’s one person that understands game moves and understands strategy.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The new policy, which makes a shift in the company's online ordering strategy, is an effort to streamline Starbucks' operations.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Allowing the hair to air dry helped maintain its integrity and prepared it for the coloring phase.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
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That meant writing songs, producing records, delivering those records on time, having great bands, rehearsing, being prepared and not leaving the basics up to chance.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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Morgan Mack, a Long Beach State signee for women’s basketball, continues to do her best to lift up Hart’s girls’ basketball program.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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The two programs ruled women’s college hoops, meeting annually during the regular season from 1995 until 2007 when the rivalry took a hiatus.—
Chantel Jennings,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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When Tony White left after the regular season for Florida State, Nebraska lost a defensive tactician and a coordinator who brought an effective scheme to the Blackshirts.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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What’s needed now are more flexible funding schemes and opportunities that will allow Latvian productions to be competitive on the global market.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Initially a free download — and a steppingstone in Scott’s career — the project bowed at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 361,000 album-equivalent units, falling 1,000 units short of Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2025
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Along with completing the music, Sheeran revealed that he’s already shot two music videos for the project and will film two more this year.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Blueprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blueprint. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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