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 Google is also offering more visibility into its road map after questions about delays. — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 21 July 2026 The Epsilon case showed how lists of likely responders can become a road map for fraud, with older adults paying a steep price. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 Two major studies, one published in 2023 and another in 2025, quantify the payoff in years of life expectancy and offer a road map for the habits that matter most. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 The deal envisions peaceful relations between the two states and lays out a road map to disarm the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, secure Israel’s full withdrawal from Lebanon and restore Lebanese sovereignty over its entire national territory. — Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 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
  • Nuclear expansion could drive demand The expected increase in demand is linked in part to US plans to expand domestic nuclear power.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • If friends tug you into big plans, leave room for edits and ask for feedback tomorrow, since a pause protects your clever mood.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of plan
Noun
  • For Bondele, the explanations have done little to ease the uncertainty.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • As more radio surveys discover new ORCs, astronomers are getting closer to understanding them, but no single explanation has yet emerged.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of explanation
Noun
  • Both of those strategies are very reasonable and appropriate and even data-driven.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, the term won't be so long as to prevent a savings strategy shift as soon as next summer.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of strategy
Noun
  • The federal government’s new interpretation of Title IX has left Jeffco Public Schools in a bind.
    — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Whatever might be happening on the streets of American cities—or whatever the current occupant of the Oval Office might be like—constitutional interpretation was in safe hands at the highest court in the land.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of interpretation
Noun
  • This blueprint needs to be built around three fundamental pillars.
    — Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In 1944, President Franklin Roosevelt asked Bush to develop a blueprint for how science could contribute to national health, economic prosperity and job creation after the war.
    — H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of blueprint
Noun
  • These covers were respectively created by graphic designer Ben Denzer, freelance artist Patrice Sheridan (after an illustration by Thomas Colligan), and Penguin Associate Art Director Amanda Dewey.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The mods think Reddit might have designated the website—and thus any post using its content for explanatory illustrations—as spam.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of illustration
Noun
  • China has been in the midst of an aggressive submarine-building program in recent years.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The new law prohibits drugmakers from restricting the number or types of pharmacies that hospitals and other providers can contract with to dispense medications to their patients through a federal program called the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 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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