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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What pro athletes do while injured is not a road map for how regular folks should approach activity during recovery.
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
In a media landscape increasingly defined by power and influence, the emails offer journalists a cautionary tale and a road map for covering the elite.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The road map is seen as controversial by left-wing critics and Democratic lawmakers.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
In recent years, the success sequence has enjoyed a wave of interest thanks to model legislation from the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind the Republican policy road map Project 2025.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
In a media landscape increasingly defined by power and influence, the emails offer journalists a cautionary tale and a road map for covering the elite.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The road map is seen as controversial by left-wing critics and Democratic lawmakers.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
In recent years, the success sequence has enjoyed a wave of interest thanks to model legislation from the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind the Republican policy road map Project 2025.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
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 13 Feb. 2026.
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