Thesaurus results for ROAD MAPS

road maps

noun

plural of road map

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a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective a road map for peace in the troubled region

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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 maps Today's commerce technology road maps ask whether an AI can complete a purchase. — Michael Quoc, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The Shell Oil road maps of the 1950s are a useful example of maps as marketing. — Patty Heyda, The Conversation, 1 June 2026 The Santa Marta conference aims to discuss how national and international road maps can be developed. — Fabiano Maisonnave, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026 Jeycen has a special interest in drawing and loves creating road maps and highways. — CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 In October, Bloomberg reported that Ternus’ stature had grown further, with the executive becoming a key decision-maker on product road maps, features and strategy — duties that went beyond the traditional scope of a hardware chief. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026 So, these next two weeks are big road maps for what high school hockey teams around the state need in order to make a deep state tournament run. — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 5 Jan. 2026 The executive has emerged as a key decision-maker on product road maps, features, and strategies, extending his influence beyond the traditional scope of a hardware engineering chief. — Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025

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Meloni also announced plans to prohibit face-covering garments, specifically mentioning the burqas and niqabs worn by some women and girls, in schools.

— Elena Giuliano, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, over the weekend, the New York Times revealed previously unreported details about the center’s plans to remove and replace the artworks in its collection, including gifts from foreign countries.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of plans

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Use Slack for updates, async video for explanations and live conversations for dialogue.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
But the plot loops and falls in on itself, rendering the dreamlike first half open to interpretation, and leaving viewers to sort through its many possible explanations.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of explanations

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And maybe even part of survival was— figuring out strategies is also a kind of a stepping out.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Trump’s magnanimity comes as China and the United States are in a contest for global leadership, with some of America’s traditional allies rethinking their strategies.

— Josh Boak, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

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New interpretations of the Caliber 101 Secrets, the Master Hybris Artistica Caliber 945, and the Duometre Grande Complication A Grande Sonnerie are now up for grabs in a rare release of very limited editions.

— Carol Besler, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
The multiseason offering will kick off with more than 20 pieces of apparel and accessories that are modern interpretations of classic Dean pieces such as a white T-shirt, a leather motorcycle jacket and a cowboy hat.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of interpretations

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For more than a century, college football has inspired the building of vast concrete-and-steel on-campus cathedrals — only for the names on the blueprints to become historical footnotes.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The genes serve as blueprints for making proteins that drive brain development, but researchers lacked visibility into how those proteins do the work.

— Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of blueprints

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Talk about what information should stay private — since AI programs can collect and save your data.

— Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
The companies say the GEK800 is designed to provide a practical propulsion option for defense prime contractors developing cruise missile systems for government programs.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of programs

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With its latest funding, Kanin plans to scale waste heat-to-power and other on-site generation projects across North American heavy industry, focusing on energy costs, reliability and emissions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
The White House privately reached out to some Democratic lawmakers to sway them on the procedural vote with promises like infrastructure projects, according to one lawmaker.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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