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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
Musk first published a Tesla master plan in 2006, laying out a road map that the company largely followed: build an electric sports car, then use the money generated to build successively more affordable vehicles.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2025
The deal said to be under discussion would include a 60-day truce, the release of some of the 50 remaining hostages held by Hamas in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, a surge of humanitarian aid into Gaza and a road map toward talks on a lasting ceasefire.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Associated Press/Canva/Getty Kamala Harris has never needed a road map—she's been busy paving her own.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
There wasn’t a road map for us.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2025
The deal said to be under discussion would include a 60-day truce, the release of some of the 50 remaining hostages held by Hamas in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, a surge of humanitarian aid into Gaza and a road map toward talks on a lasting ceasefire.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Associated Press/Canva/Getty Kamala Harris has never needed a road map—she's been busy paving her own.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
There wasn’t a road map for us.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road map
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At least one former candidate – Kansas City attorney Stacy Lake, who lost to White in the Democratic primary for County Executive in 2022 – has announced plans to run at that point.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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The bulk of his cases are reviews involving the major Medicaid plans in Ohio.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Study co-author Benjamin Proudfoot, an astronomer at the University of Central Florida, also thinks that a newfound satellite is the most likely explanation.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The materialist, physiological explanation for the phenomenon of panic generates a bright contrast with the philosophical and metaphysical inquiries that have Nicholas, and Clune, in their grip.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Seeking professional guidance early is key so that strategies can be examined and coordinated effectively.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Wasserman, the committee's chairman, directed the council to suggest a new distribution strategy for the committee to review in December.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Stanford Health Care has launched an AI assistant that helps its physicians draft interpretations of clinical tests and lab results to send to patients.—
Kate Ruder,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent encouraging taxpayer friendly interpretation of the tips deduction.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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By combining hierarchical planning, reinforcement learning, and motion data drawn from human players, the project provides a blueprint for building robots that are efficient and intuitive in their movements.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Lessons from Jasmine’s Career Journey Jasmine’s evolution from marketer to product leader offers a blueprint for navigating disruption in today’s rapidly changing world of work.—
AJ Thomas,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Concerns included graphic illustrations, discussion of drug or alcohol use and transgender acceptance.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The store supplied her with bondage pants, kilts, and T-shirts printed with obscene illustrations.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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This comprehensive program features more than 70 microlearning modules that can be accessed through the RockED mobile app.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Then there were those epic Pac-12 shindigs, when Harbaugh was trying to resurrect the Stanford program and Carroll was pulling the levels during one of USC’s glory eras, with the advantage going to Harbaugh, 2-1.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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His grand plans for his production company, Nateland, which is already a multimedia hub for wholesome humor, include, among many other projects, an amusement park.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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In a joint project with automotive innovation company RML Group, Shell used a 34 kWh battery pack to demonstrate the fluid’s capabilities.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road%20map. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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