road map
noun
1
: a map showing roads especially for automobile travel
2
a
: a detailed plan to guide progress toward a goal
b
: a detailed explanation
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Did you bring a road map?
a road map to peace
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This will allow for thorough preparation, risk assessment and a clear road map aimed at earning the confidence of senior leaders.
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Hugo Farinha, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Her Leo moon has always been a road map, and her music is full of warnings.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
The contingency budget provides a road map in the event of an unanticipated decline in revenues or an increase in expenditure.
—Michael D. Belsky, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Elements of this proposal come from earlier ones, including the Arab Peace Initiative and the Middle East road map.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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Hugo Farinha, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Her Leo moon has always been a road map, and her music is full of warnings.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
The contingency budget provides a road map in the event of an unanticipated decline in revenues or an increase in expenditure.
—Michael D. Belsky, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Elements of this proposal come from earlier ones, including the Arab Peace Initiative and the Middle East road map.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20map. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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