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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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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
Mamdani’s overwhelming victory should give smart Democrats a road map to the way forward in the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
China unveils its own AI action plan China on Saturday unveiled a global action plan for artificial intelligence, just days after Washington released an AI policy road map explicitly aimed at securing US dominance over Beijing.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 30 July 2025
These goals will provide a road map for climate action between now and 2035, and China, being the world’s most-polluting country, will help determine the planet’s climate trajectory.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
In the current climate, long-term road maps often expire before they’re executed.
—Albert Golukhov, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
China unveils its own AI action plan China on Saturday unveiled a global action plan for artificial intelligence, just days after Washington released an AI policy road map explicitly aimed at securing US dominance over Beijing.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 30 July 2025
These goals will provide a road map for climate action between now and 2035, and China, being the world’s most-polluting country, will help determine the planet’s climate trajectory.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
In the current climate, long-term road maps often expire before they’re executed.
—Albert Golukhov, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road map
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The judge has denied Musk’s request to block OpenAI’s restructuring plans, tossed out some of Musk’s claims and permitted OpenAI’s counterclaim to proceed.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Residents vehemently rejected a 2019 plan to demolish two buildings with new infill construction, raising questions about how a majority chose a complete tear-down just years later.—
Stacy Torres,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Why Gartner’s Stock Fell 28% Gartner’s stock fell sharply because the company significantly lowered its growth forecast for the core Insights business line and failed to offer a compelling explanation for why and what Gartner would do to revive its double digit growth.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Without any explanation, the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump Administration to begin dismantling a cabinet agency, created by Congress, that is tasked with fulfilling the federal government’s obligation to support public education.—
Andrea Campbell,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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Pierce Crosby, managing partner of strategy consulting firm Merchant Seven, spoke to these developments.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
6 Aug. 2025
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Highest 2 Lowest — which is a modern-day interpretation of iconic director Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller High and Low — is opening in 300 theaters in what appears to be more of a run to qualify for awards season.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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For example, the plan prioritizes a narrow interpretation of national security without addressing critical ethical needs such as the protection of vulnerable populations, children, neurodivergent individuals and minorities — issues that the European Union AI Act addresses.—
Mohammad Hosseini,
Twin Cities,
10 Aug. 2025
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While framed as a technological roadmap, the manifesto doubles as an unintentional and necessary blueprint for how modern organizations must evolve.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The lower floor will be built using Icon's own 3D printer, which will follow a blueprint and extrude a proprietary cement-like mixture out of a nozzle in layers, building up the basic shell.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Aug. 2025
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Topline The Department of Homeland Security has posted illustrations depicting the beauty of 1940s Washington, D.C., across multiple social media posts this week, drawing criticism from some who say the Trump administration is glorifying a pre-civil rights era United States.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Newsweek illustration showing redistricting states.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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That guarantee reduces lender risk, but only if program requirements are strictly followed.—
Adam Craig,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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From there, the program will expand to several other cities through October, with more dates to be announced soon.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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This effort emerged from the activism on college campuses that produced the creation of groups such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), which was formed in 1960 and was known for organizing sit-ins and the Freedom Summer voter outreach project in 1964.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Likewise, an Osbourne biopic would be nothing without Ozzy’s music, and securing the licensing rights would add a hefty expense to the project.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road%20map. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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