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
Examples of road map in a Sentence
Did you bring a road map?
a road map to peace
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Usually, the Magic’s road map for success is to get stops and live-ball turnovers to give themselves a reasonable chance offensively, before opponents set their defense.
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The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2025
But these steps do not provide the type of long-term road map that China has given its officials and industries.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025
The single is steeped in ’90s folk and dance music, acting as a road map of his career, which veered from scrappy indie-rock jams to R&B and classical scores.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Consider this guide your road map to a successful shopping spree this Cyber Week, with some of the highest discounts on the best furniture, tech, bedding, and more to upgrade your home.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
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The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2025
But these steps do not provide the type of long-term road map that China has given its officials and industries.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025
The single is steeped in ’90s folk and dance music, acting as a road map of his career, which veered from scrappy indie-rock jams to R&B and classical scores.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Consider this guide your road map to a successful shopping spree this Cyber Week, with some of the highest discounts on the best furniture, tech, bedding, and more to upgrade your home.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for road map
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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20map. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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