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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
Vermont laid out a long road map to figuring out how to assess damage from global fossil fuel emissions between 1995 and 2024, and assigned the State Treasurer and Agency of Natural Resources to oversee that process.
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Karen Zraick, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Adding Nurse and Allen also creates a clear road map for the rest of the offseason.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
The Wild won 3-1, preventing the Avs from jumping them in the standings, while providing a road map for Colorado.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2025
Those jars, crowded with a fresh stockpile of rousing spices after a pantry refresh, are now road maps to shrewd cooking.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Karen Zraick, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Adding Nurse and Allen also creates a clear road map for the rest of the offseason.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
The Wild won 3-1, preventing the Avs from jumping them in the standings, while providing a road map for Colorado.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2025
Those jars, crowded with a fresh stockpile of rousing spices after a pantry refresh, are now road maps to shrewd cooking.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road map
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On Monday, European leaders hastily assembled in Paris to discuss plans for peace in Ukraine after they were left out of U.S.-led talks, due to begin Tuesday, between Washington and Moscow on the near three-years Russia-Ukraine war.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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Just two months later, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, and his health has since impacted further large-scale performance plans, leading to numerous cancellations.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
17 Feb. 2025
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Whisky fans may be familiar with some of these names, but a few of them could use a little explanation.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2025
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The next day, Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, offered a meandering explanation on his social media account of how Musk posed a major danger to American democracy and voters.—
Lisa Lerer,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Each issue is filled with breaking news, deep insights, and exclusive strategies for becoming a better traveler.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Her work sits at the crossroads of strategy, sustainability, and culture, with the purpose of blending research with real-world impact.—
Alyson Meister,
Harvard Business Review,
7 Feb. 2025
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Whishaw listened to it a lot, but aside from those two tapes and essays about him by people who knew him, the depiction of Hujar was largely Whishaw’s own interpretation.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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That’s a key reason why her interpretation of the character played by so many stage actresses over the years is so different.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2025
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But he's given congressional Republicans a blueprint for what's possible to cut.—
Hans Nichols,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The blueprint for Elkhart, Indiana, included remaking a neighborhood where low-income residents had been displaced by a highway, and turning one of the Rust Belt’s many brownfields—former industrial locations—into a park.—
Paige Williams,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Editors’ Picks Source photographs for illustration above: Focus Features; Ullstein Bild, via Getty Images; Everett Collection.—
Jim Shepard,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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There are also helpful illustrations and a few chapters about mathematics.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Created in 2022, the program provides small grants of $1,000 per student or $3,000 per family for educational expenses.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Feb. 2025
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The two programs ruled women’s college hoops, meeting annually during the regular season from 1995 until 2007 when the rivalry took a hiatus.—
Chantel Jennings,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The first-ever National Nature Assessment—which was based on significant public feedback and strove to reveal how nature loss influences climate change and impacts humanity—may still see the light of day after the Trump administration abruptly ended the ambitious project.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
10 Feb. 2025
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As Mercury and Uranus clash, an unexpected event pulls you away from a passion project.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road%20map. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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