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
Examples of road map in a Sentence
Did you bring a road map?
a road map to peace
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Critics have argued that the exam creates high-stakes data points that do not adequately measure student performance; proponents say the exam is critical in holding schools and districts accountable while providing them with a road map on where academic improvements need to be made.
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
The road map doesn’t detail how many modules will be used to create Starling, IBM’s planned commercial offering, but the computer will feature 200 logical qubits and be capable of running 100 million quantum operations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2025
Project 2025, a road map for conservatives ahead of the election, suggested dismantling many of NOAA’s functions and privatizing that work, placing it under state control or sending it to other agencies.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 June 2025
These four strategies offer a practical road map for moving from transactional to human.
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—Brittany Garlin, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
The road map doesn’t detail how many modules will be used to create Starling, IBM’s planned commercial offering, but the computer will feature 200 logical qubits and be capable of running 100 million quantum operations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2025
Project 2025, a road map for conservatives ahead of the election, suggested dismantling many of NOAA’s functions and privatizing that work, placing it under state control or sending it to other agencies.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 June 2025
These four strategies offer a practical road map for moving from transactional to human.
1.
—Brittany Garlin, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20map. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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