Thesaurus results for ROAD MAPS

road maps

noun

plural of road map

as in plans

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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In December, Australia became the first country to ban social media for kids under 16, and countries including Brazil, Canada, the United Kingdom, Turkey and Indonesia have since enacted or approved similar plans.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Several Kansas City community leaders are calling for residents to have a meaningful role in selecting the city’s next police chief, weeks after Stacey Graves announced plans to retire next year.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of plans

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Still other explanations presume that the gods’ artistic representations in ritual settings are the basis of the meaning of their multiform appearances.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
At times, his psychological explanations may seem almost too orderly for a woman who lived so exuberantly in disorder.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of explanations

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Roughly 30% of the ballots cast in the 2024 general election were submitted by mail, and Democrats have increasingly pursued vote-by-mail strategies, in contrast with Republicans.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
The program for children at risk of violence provided mentorship, summer camps, job training, and nonpolice strategies such as neighborhood beautification projects and community center programs.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of strategies

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One may reasonably surmise that the city’s corporation counsel is weighing whether Bally’s contract interpretations need to be decided by a judge.

— Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
The result is a sprawling theory combining paranoid interpretations of current events with historical conspiracies.

— Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of interpretations

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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is handing Ukraine the blueprints to a valuable piece of his country’s military technology, thumbing his nose at a Kremlin that says the United Kingdom is now a party in the conflict.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
Forward-looking brands and retailers are drawing up blueprints for the next demographic frontier — the tiniest tots born between 2025 and 2039.

— Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of blueprints

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Written by Colin Meloy, best known as the frontman of the band The Decemberists, the book featured illustrations from his wife and children’s book illustrator, Carson Ellis.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
Each volume is accompanied by black-and-white illustrations, poetry and new cover artwork.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

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At the same time, many of these tech companies, like Microsoft and IBM, have been providing accessible professional certificate programs to workers across the globe in hopes of closing the skills gap.

— Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
In addition to multiple scholarship donations and programs, Parton also mobilized over the years after natural disasters affected both her home state and surrounding areas.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of programs

Noun

This would be an intense time of building, assembling art and art cars, and a lot of people just have not been able to get any work done on their projects.

— Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
This award recognized the engineering that helped concrete arch construction move past limits that had held back similar projects for decades.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

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