Thesaurus results for ROAD MAP

road map

noun

Definition of road map

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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Relevance

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 The transitional government's dissolution was envisaged as part of the road map to elections. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Lee is pitching his new book, AI Native, as a road map for doing it right. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Even today, Wong provides us with a road map of how to forge ahead even under the most difficult of circumstances. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 Lazowski said the plan was more than two years in the making and could serve as a road map for other companies, in terms of continuity. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for road map

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Noun

The new plans also include more changes to the project's lighting and traffic patterns.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt could change plans and go with Foster Griffin on Saturday.

— Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of plan

Noun

But conventional explanations emphasizing liberalism’s association with economic development and the rise of a middle class cannot fully account for ideological shifts.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
But the younger Trejo’s account at least offers an explanation for why his father took the job with Shapiro’s Daily Wire.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of explanation

Noun

Saujet developed its brand strategy and creative expression in partnership with Studio ALIFFI, founded by former chief brand officer of Neiman Marcus Nabil Aliffi.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
This work evidences both a moral courage and brash authority on Simon’s part and speaks to the deep ethical complexity of her concerns and strategies as an artist.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of strategy

Noun

The oversize everyday bag continues to dominate, particularly in supple suede finishes, while mini and micro bags remain relevant through playful interpretations featuring embroidery, charms and decorative details.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
For Smith and others like him, competing interpretations have created a high-stakes legal limbo.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of interpretation

Noun

For a blueprint, Johnson points to a handful of NBA stars who have mastered the art of seeing the game unfold a step or two ahead of everyone else — Draymond Green, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and, yes, former Spurs great Tim Duncan.

— Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Trump in this term quickly began implementing an array of policies left over from his first term or outlined in the Project 2025 policy blueprint, many of which Bonta and other Democratic attorneys general were prepared to sue over, experts said.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of blueprint

Noun

Her work combines music, illustration, animation and fashion.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
But the Iran example – and particularly the ongoing episodic closures of the Strait of Hormuz – is one of the best illustrations today of how merely invoking credibility to act is not the same as having an overall endgame strategy.

— Christopher Nichols, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of illustration

Noun

It was deemed Biden’s signature climate law, providing hundreds of billions of dollars for tax credits and programs to bolster the clean energy sector (much of that funding was repealed by the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act).

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
The program provides training in barista skills, espresso brewing, earning a food handler’s license, learning point-of-sale systems, customer service skills, food prep and other more general workplace skills.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of program

Noun

The National Capital Planning Commission, a federal panel that reviews major construction projects, posted new renderings and accompanying documents provided by the Interior Department, which is overseeing the controversial project.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
The experience gave Steer a new focus and shift in his life and the opportunity to help Garland with the project came at the best time.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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