Thesaurus results for ROAD MAP

road map

noun

Definition of road map

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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Relevance

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 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

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Noun

Aquarius January 20 – February 18 A creative instinct may want more room than the current plan allows.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Garg claims Lewis falsely told the board that Garg supported the plan to rescind their equity grants and remove half the board.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of plan

Noun

But overall the topicality is vague, as is the explanation for why this was an eight-episode project (other than that eight sideways is infinity).

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Reimbursement for travel can be granted under state regulation if there’s a reasonable explanation that an in-person appointment is needed.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of explanation

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

But there is a blueprint in the formats used by Bellator and Strikeforce, and Chou said Ki’s team had experience getting the regulations approved in California.

— Oskar Garcia, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The Senate has no immediate plans to move on the budget blueprint to provide Iran war funding before the midterm elections.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 15 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

Shares added 5% after the supplier of aircraft engines announced that its board approved a $500 million share buyback program .

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
The program formalized the process for incentivizing individual excellence rather than making management the only path to career advancement.

— Steve Pemberton, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of program

Noun

That project subsequently moved beyond the purely conceptual stage.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
The streamer did not provide any specifics about those projects during this morning’s presentation, which was led by Movistar Plus CEO Alfonso Gómez Palacio and Director of Content Juan Andrés García Ropero.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of project

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