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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
These past two days have reinforced for me the importance of codifying principles and creating a road map to achieve them.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Students, administrators, C-suite executives and more, each attesting to how my road map propelled them to put one foot in front of the other and enter a season of triumph.
—Alma Cooper, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Whether Zohran Mamdani’s campaign ends up as a road map for the Democratic Party is an open question.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Their stories became my road map to a life of freedom.
—Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Students, administrators, C-suite executives and more, each attesting to how my road map propelled them to put one foot in front of the other and enter a season of triumph.
—Alma Cooper, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Whether Zohran Mamdani’s campaign ends up as a road map for the Democratic Party is an open question.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Their stories became my road map to a life of freedom.
—Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road map
Noun
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Dumas has worked for Valero for four years but just moved to the Benicia location from Arizona a year ago, just a few months before the energy company announced a possible plan to cease or idle operations.—
Amanda Hari,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The plan is to develop a cost-effective, energy-efficient technology for making innovative plastics based on polybutylene succinate (PBS) which are made entirely out of organic waste.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Certainly not satisfied with official explanations of how this came to pass.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tyler went on in her response to provide explanations for each of the violations OCPF auditors noted in the disposition.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Or Cenote, the Yucatan Peninsula hole with a massive ramp above the hole that takes different strategies depending on the pin location.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Bond said the Hoosier Lottery would adopt the strategies other states employ, such as cross-promoting digital and retail tickets.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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Two unanimous high court decisions from 2012 encapsulate the Obama-era overreach of statutory interpretation.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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Without an international framework, commercial ventures must navigate a patchwork of national laws and evolving interpretations of space ownership.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The team has already developed a basic blueprint for this substance and applied for a patent.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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What the new blueprint looks like is still hazy, and there isn’t just one way anymore.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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This was a darker point in Bowie's career, expressed by Cordell through the use of grey, black and red in his illustrations.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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This material is for illustration and discussion purposes and not intended to be, nor construed as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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In addition, millions of low-income Americans are likely to see massive cuts and extensive delays in their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits because of the White House’s refusal to fully fund the program during the shutdown.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, the department licenses and regulates insurance companies operating in Arkansas, administers the state government's workers' compensation program, provides Medicare counseling to senior citizens, and investigates consumer complaints and insurance fraud.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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There are other Washburn regulars here too, like the excellent actors Bruce McKenzie and Jeff Biehl, but despite all their long acquaintance, something about the project never quite comes into focus.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Conway has six bond and tax items going before voters, all dedicated to municipal projects.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road%20map. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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