road map

noun

Definition of road mapnext
1
as in plan
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective a road map for peace in the troubled region

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2
as in explanation
a statement that makes something clear an article that is a good road map for any consumer attempting to negotiate his way through the maze of offerings in digital photography

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Recent Examples of road map The diplomat close to the talks said the negotiations were making progress toward a road map that would decommission all heavy and light weapons in Gaza. — Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026 Others ask it to resurface videos from their own watch history, a feature that currently doesn’t work but might be added to the product road map. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 31 July 2026 This led to more appointments, more assessments and still no road map. — Danielle Stephens, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Google is also offering more visibility into its road map after questions about delays. — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for road map
Recent Examples of Synonyms for road map
  1. plan
  2. explanation
  3. strategy
  4. interpretation
  5. blueprint
  6. illustration
  7. program
  8. project
Noun
  • On Sunday, Kushner and Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya also held talks in Egypt to discuss the plan, according to a source familiar with the matter.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The ambitious redevelopment plan, approved in 2023, had a price tag of $660 million and called for more than 1,200 housing units, 70,000 square feet of commercial space and other amenities.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of plan
Noun
  • Luigi Mangione is due in federal court today after both parties hastily called for an appearance earlier this week without any clear explanation.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The same explanation has been offered as to why Riyadh Air, or another PIF company, does not just pour money into Newcastle through sponsorship deals.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of explanation
Noun
  • Crews arrived and immediately adopted a defensive strategy while trying to bring the blaze under control.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Amir Becker, Dream’s chief business and strategy officer, said the way the AI system operated in this latest case was alarming.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of strategy
Noun
  • When an agent misreads it, that interpretation can shape campaigns, seller outreach, budget decisions and workflows across the revenue organization.
    — Kelly Hopping, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Theosophy’s principal binary, though on the surface abstract, lent itself rather quickly to an erotic interpretation.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of interpretation
Noun
  • But there's a risk in letting the college application checklist strategy become the blueprint for a teenager's entire high school experience.
    — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The proposals slated to be heard at Tuesday’s San Jose City Council meeting are part of a four-year review of Envision San José 2040 — the city’s long-term blueprint governing land use, housing and growth first approved in 2011.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of blueprint
Noun
  • In this photo illustration, the stock market information of Synchrony Financial displayed on a smartphone while the logo of Synchrony Financial seen in the background.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • His reinstatement as judge after Assad was toppled and fled the country for Russia in December 2024 is an illustration of the country’s pursuit of transitional justice.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of illustration
Noun
  • City spokesperson Brian Chasnoff told the San Antonio Current that the ballot structure for the bond program has not been determined and the city council will be briefed on the matter in September.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said in late July that Myanmar had agreed to take back 5,000 Rohingya refugees currently living in Malaysia as part of a repatriation program.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of program
Noun
  • The project was carried out by researchers at Pusan National University (PNU) and collaborators at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, US.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, deputy project director on policing at the ACLU, told The AP the public should have no confidence that ICE officers will use the devices appropriately.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of project

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