road maps

noun

Definition of road mapsnext
plural of road map
1
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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2
as in explanations
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 Synonyms for road maps
  1. explanations
  2. strategies
  3. interpretations
  4. illustrations
Noun
  • Post-hoc methods like Shap and LIME, though well-used, have challenges in efficacy, particularly because of the quality of explanations and the influence of perturbation on the final explanations.
    Vinay Kumar Sankarapu, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The method is highly dependent on what algorithm is used to derive the explanations.
    Vinay Kumar Sankarapu, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of explanations
Noun
  • The Justice Department also has a separate review concerning use of force, de-escalation strategies and specialized units within Memphis police.
    Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But there are plenty of other strategies to quiet the mean voice in your head and hype yourself up if mantras aren’t your thing.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of strategies
Noun
  • The popular debit cards that Medicare Advantage plans give older adults as a perk for signing up may be cutting off their access to some public assistance because of conflicting interpretations on what counts as income.
    Maya Goldman, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Visitors will find braille instructional text, tactile maps, and American Sign Language interpretations of media.
    Anna Spiegel, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of interpretations
Noun
  • The line-up boasts extraordinary stories, compelling characters, fascinating facts, incredible illustrations and useful advice.
    The Week Junior, theweek, 1 Oct. 2024
  • This year’s rollout includes new colorful bottle wrap illustrations done by artists Frank Morrison and Hebru Brantley.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of illustrations
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