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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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of road map While looking to Latin America can provide one path, Cubiñá cautioned against relying too much on that being the road map. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 As a product and vision advisor at Subsense, Kurzweil will provide perspective on the company’s technology road map and on how the convergence of AI and neural interfaces will reshape human-computer interactions, the company said. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 This road map gives Hohenbruck the benefits of innovation without letting a promising experiment become a costly distraction. — Harvard Business Review, 3 Sep. 2026 Earlier this month, the interim government and Venezuela’s opposition began discussing a road map for new elections. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 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
  • ConnCAT and ConnCORP founder Carlton Highsmith, who serves as the board chair of both organizations, had already announced his own plans to step down at the end of the year.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The ⁠city’s main airport, Suvarnabhumi, was operating normally though the tourism authority advised travellers to allow an extra two to three hours in their plans.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of plan
Noun
  • This business advantage offers one explanation for why prediction market startups have become so valuable.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • On August 27 Philip Engel of the University of Illinois Chicago posted a more pedagogical explanation of the LLM’s process on his website.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of explanation
Noun
  • Its 656 pages are packed with details about characters’ college-application aims, budgeting and investment strategies, and jewelry choices.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • This is where a strong cryptographic posture management strategy matters.
    — Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of strategy
Noun
  • Every city, every landscape, and every community preserves its own traditions, customs, culinary heritage, and unique interpretation of beauty.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Those comments represent the pollster’s interpretation of its findings, not responses independently volunteered by those surveyed.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of interpretation
Noun
  • Workers also assembled the parts in a trial run, verifying that every component matches the blueprints.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • At a meeting of the group's board, the governors unveiled a 66-project blueprint to get things started while acknowledging enormous hurdles that must still be overcome.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of blueprint
Noun
  • Along with sizable paintings from iconic American artists such as Norman Rockwell and Frida Kahlo, the museum features galleries with comic books, manga, and other illustrations that have historically been viewed only between paper pages.
    — Nava Rawls, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026
  • George Lucas and Mellody Hobson used the night to defend their ambitious narrative art museum, arguing that illustration and pop culture belong alongside masterworks as legitimate, emotionally resonant art.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of illustration
Noun
  • Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine are also available, such as herbal medicine consultations and a pain management program.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The program is designed to feed participants into initiatives such as Goedam, BIFAN Fantastic School and Platform Busan, with support also available toward Cannes.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of program
Noun
  • These districts can be established within a city, county or cooperative area to create economic development projects like industrial sites, research facilities, job-training centers and distribution hubs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The building projects envisaged by the tech industry are on a truly staggering scale.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of project

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