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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The New York Jets’ trade of edge rusher Jermaine Johnson to the Titans for nose tackle T’Vondre Sweat could provide a road map for the Giants with Kayvon Thibodeaux.
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The road map isn’t all that complicated.
—Jeb Bush, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
They'll be supported with road map insight, access to technical resources, and OpenAI's product and research teams, OpenAI said.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
More than just a template for academic papers, IMRaD is a road map for logical reasoning.
—Angelique Parashis, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The road map isn’t all that complicated.
—Jeb Bush, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
They'll be supported with road map insight, access to technical resources, and OpenAI's product and research teams, OpenAI said.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
More than just a template for academic papers, IMRaD is a road map for logical reasoning.
—Angelique Parashis, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20map. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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