road map
noun
1
: a map showing roads especially for automobile travel
2
a
: a detailed plan to guide progress toward a goal
b
: a detailed explanation
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Examples of road map in a Sentence
Did you bring a road map?
a road map to peace
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David [Chase] would usually come in at the beginning of the year with a broad strokes road map of where the season went.
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Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
The legal system’s handling of Tweed provides the road map for successfully navigating the situation.
—Ray Brescia / Made By History, TIME, 20 May 2024
While passing legislation will be tough, the group’s recommendations lay out the first comprehensive road map on an issue that is complex and has little precedent for consideration in Congress.
—Matt O'Brien, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
Champions of space solar power could look at this road map as a wish list that must be fulfilled before orbital solar power can become truly appealing to electrical utilities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
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Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
The legal system’s handling of Tweed provides the road map for successfully navigating the situation.
—Ray Brescia / Made By History, TIME, 20 May 2024
While passing legislation will be tough, the group’s recommendations lay out the first comprehensive road map on an issue that is complex and has little precedent for consideration in Congress.
—Matt O'Brien, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
Champions of space solar power could look at this road map as a wish list that must be fulfilled before orbital solar power can become truly appealing to electrical utilities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20map. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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