as in plans
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 designs
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 blueprints
Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
In Zionsville, citizens and leaders alike wonder how to grow in a way that is more than just borrowing blueprints from Westfield and Carmel.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
Walters tapped the president of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that published Project 2025 and the blueprints that preceded it, to help rewrite Oklahoma’s social studies standards.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
For one, spaceflight is not as simple as dragging out blueprints from old missions.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Bohr did not want blueprints on the table.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Yoo Capital is behind the development and its blueprints also include a Museum of Film & Television as well as studios tours.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Part of it is working, demonstrating and building these facilities with suppliers, but the other part is looking at making the plans open source, so anonymizing certain data and creating blueprints at the country level and product level.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
You’re being seen as a force of influence, someone with the courage to challenge outdated systems and offer new blueprints.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Those plans proved to be notions and not blueprints.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
In Zionsville, citizens and leaders alike wonder how to grow in a way that is more than just borrowing blueprints from Westfield and Carmel.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
Walters tapped the president of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that published Project 2025 and the blueprints that preceded it, to help rewrite Oklahoma’s social studies standards.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
For one, spaceflight is not as simple as dragging out blueprints from old missions.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Bohr did not want blueprints on the table.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Yoo Capital is behind the development and its blueprints also include a Museum of Film & Television as well as studios tours.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Part of it is working, demonstrating and building these facilities with suppliers, but the other part is looking at making the plans open source, so anonymizing certain data and creating blueprints at the country level and product level.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
You’re being seen as a force of influence, someone with the courage to challenge outdated systems and offer new blueprints.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blueprints
Noun
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But Mother Nature can influence our plans and activities.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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This week, the dramatic collapse of plans for Barcelona to play a La Liga game against Villarreal in Miami — first reported by The Athletic — added extra spice to the compelling and captivating Clasico.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Instead of flipping the bonus tools out of the knife handle, tying them on an accompanying lanyard, or integrating them into the sheath, KEA designs a hexagonal wheel multitool out of the lanyard attachment point at the base of the handle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Oct. 2025
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According to Jimmy Manley, vice president of cultural collaborations and partnerships at Adidas, the Jellyfish spurred a shift in the way the brand designs product.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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By the end of March 2018 Aydın seemed unsure whether to try to clear his name or lay low, vacillating between the two strategies.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Frederick Wherry, Kristin Seefeldt, and Anthony Alvarez examine the strategies potential lenders use to make these interactions less awkward.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As such, Adam starts to turn Jamie Tanner (David Duchovny) and Nat (Carice Van Houten) against each other and secretly plots to bring down the entire family.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
23 Oct. 2025
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Boxing’s heavyweight division could be set for another shift as Oleksandr Usyk plots his return to the ring in 2026.—
Antonio Losada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There were many more secret spy satellite programs on both sides, some of which continued to use film and, later, digital cameras, while others collected signals from antennas or other classified means.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Where appropriate, staff from both agencies will document the public programs through photography, video and audio.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Andrew Morton — whose latest book, Winston and the Windsors, charts the formidable Churchill’s working relationship with the royal family for several decades — says one thing shone through, enabling him to concentrate on the institution rather than the person.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The second, Demolition of a Wall (in two parts, Albums 1 and 2, 2022), charts the eerie staccato of airflow disrupted by shock waves at a blast-testing range in New Mexico.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Going Up is a series that introduces you to the need-to-know projects around the region.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Schweitzman and Sutherland will jointly oversee the division, which handles packaging, financing, production and sales for independent film, television and digital projects at the agency.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Blueprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blueprints. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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