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 road map isn’t all that complicated.
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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
What pro athletes do while injured is not a road map for how regular folks should approach activity during recovery.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
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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
What pro athletes do while injured is not a road map for how regular folks should approach activity during recovery.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20map. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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