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 Lazowski said the plan was more than two years in the making and could serve as a road map for other companies, in terms of continuity. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026 The next planning cycle should produce more than an AI road map. — Hope Frank, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for road map

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Noun

The island has hosted a Ground Self-Defense Force garrison since 2016, while Tokyo has plans to add additional air-defense capabilities in the coming years.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
California’s plan to save coastal homes from El Niño could end up killing beaches.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of plan

Noun

His doctors offer neurological explanations, but identifying a change in the insula does not settle what that change means to the person living through it.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
If something goes wrong and the customer has to chase someone down for an explanation, the problem becomes bigger than the original mistake.

— Levi King, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of explanation

Noun

The exact nature of the relationship between the two men is left open for interpretation, and has been publicly commented on by some involved in the production.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
The herd exposes interpretation before the leader becomes the subject of the interpretation.

— Paula Johnston, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of interpretation

Noun

The House already passed this summer a $95 billion blueprint for a third package centered on funding for the military and the Iran war, farm relief, and election security measures.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Engineers are now taking these biological blueprints off the page.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of blueprint

Noun

Seeking new crypto money, Christie’s and Sotheby’s cut all other legitimizing actors out of the loop with NFTs, elevating what might previously have been categorized as illustration, graphic art, or a social media meme to the status of fine art.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
In colorful illustrations that are just as energetic and immersive as the text, Aaron Marin pulls the whole adventure together.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of illustration

Noun

The incident could further inflame tensions between the Koreas, which have no working military hotlines or other emergency communications channels as North Korea hardens its stance toward Seoul while expanding its military nuclear program.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
That matters for test programs that require specific ranges, weather conditions, or mission profiles.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of program

Noun

The release marks a significant milestone for the studio in a strategic partnership with Almuslim, first announced more than two years ago, aimed at adapting several of his popular literary works into film and television projects.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
The massive warehouse campuses generating energy for AI projects have drawn bipartisan opposition, with voters concerned about their impact on electricity prices, farmland and water supplies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

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