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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
Perhaps the road map to success has been rediscovered.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
Although physicists have a general road map of how the ear functions and communicates with the brain, researchers still don’t have a complete picture.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
How the Chicago Bears’ offseason road map could start in the middle.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
This free-agent road map includes some players Seattle should target this week.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
Although physicists have a general road map of how the ear functions and communicates with the brain, researchers still don’t have a complete picture.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
How the Chicago Bears’ offseason road map could start in the middle.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
This free-agent road map includes some players Seattle should target this week.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road map
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However, this safe harbor provision would only be available if there were concrete plans to replace safety-critical and health-critical SIRS assets with remaining lives of less than three years, which would include roofs, plumbing, fire alarms and other safety equipment.—
Bruce Strom,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Education Department recently reopened those IDR plan applications, following a period during which the plans were unavailable.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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Entertainment Fans of the show on social media seem to be missing a lot of crucial character development, and there’s an obvious explanation why.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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These free, printable cards are available at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, and display a brief explanation of citizen and non-citizen rights under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Through countless films, TV series, Amblin events, awards campaigns and our public relations strategy—this is where Marvin came alive.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Yet most of the examples cited, including McKiernan’s ouster, stemmed from differing opinions on military strategy or questions of competence—not differing ideologies.—
Risa Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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Once hypothesized as a jellyfish, fungus or even a giant protist, science now favors an animal interpretation.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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In Vogue's interpretation of the Met's production, which opens December 14, Hansel and Gretel are played by actor Andrew Garfield and model Lily Cole.—
Hamish Bowles,
Vogue,
13 Apr. 2025
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The Brookings Institution, a centrist think tank, has presented its own bipartisan blueprint for making the system solvent.—
Dennis W. Jansen,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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The April 9 Executive Order The April 9 Executive Order goes far beyond non-binding DOJ Task Force advocacy, by creating a blueprint for direct government action against anticompetitive rules.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Photo illustration by Tsering Bista/NPR When journalist Conz Preti brought her three children to visit family in Argentina in 2022, her four-year-old son did something surprising.—
Julia Furlan,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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After the illustrations were complete, Smith had a few Dreamers stand and introduce their super hero characters to the world.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
4 Apr. 2025
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The move to strip those who entered under the app of their legal status is the latest effort by the Trump administration to dismantle Biden-era immigration programs and expand the pool of migrants eligible to be arrested and deported.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Mini said that Cities of Service is a city program that is designed to organize volunteers for a variety of projects in the city.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Entertainment Weekly's Meyers and his cohosts Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer all admitted that Being John Malkovich isn't the first of the actor's projects that comes into their minds, either, despite the film bearing his name.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The mill is building traceability into its cotton as well with a project that will help brands (and eventually consumers) gain visibility into the origins of their cotton.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road%20map. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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