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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
Carlson then goes on to describe something that sounds suspiciously like Project 2025, the Foundation’s highly controversial road map for a second Donald Trump presidency.
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Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2024
Those errors have been corrected. 🎬 Strategy Talk A brief road map to MFL glory.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2024
In June, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners outlined a road map to gradually restore in monthly tranches 2.2 million barrels a day of output halted over the past two years.
—Grant Smith, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
Trump has attempted to distance himself from Project 2025, a nearly 1,000-page political playbook from conservative advocacy groups including the Heritage Foundation that lays out a road map for the first six months of a potential second Trump administration.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2024
Those errors have been corrected. 🎬 Strategy Talk A brief road map to MFL glory.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2024
In June, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners outlined a road map to gradually restore in monthly tranches 2.2 million barrels a day of output halted over the past two years.
—Grant Smith, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
Trump has attempted to distance himself from Project 2025, a nearly 1,000-page political playbook from conservative advocacy groups including the Heritage Foundation that lays out a road map for the first six months of a potential second Trump administration.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road map
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When used effectively, surprise can shake an adversary’s confidence in its military plans and reinforce deterrence.Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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But Valya’s plan seems to be going up in smoke with the arrival of Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel), a Corrino loyalist and survivor of what’s supposedly a Fremen attack on Arrakis.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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The movement occurred without a clear explanation, such as an injury to a star player.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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But none of these factors offer an adequate explanation for the surprising heat in 2023.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Simple strategies include: Allowing faster or more aggressive drivers to pass you.Glen Koen, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Until the postwar period, Paju and Haigh write, IBM’s operations outside the US were a mishmash of joint ventures, subsidiaries, and licensing agreements with no unified strategy.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 Nov. 2024
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That interpretation reached something of a tipping point with the September 30 death of Creel, one of Broadway’s most popular leading men of musicals and much beloved for his LGBTQ+ activism.Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kardashian’s modern interpretation of the historic piece included layering it with pearl necklaces and completing the look with an ivory cape-style coat.Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2024
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And for the first six seasons the new blood won, with LAFC rewriting the blueprint for MLS success by capturing two Supporters’ Shields, reaching the CONCACAF Champions League final twice and winning a league-best four trophies, including an MLS Cup.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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Homan is listed as a contributor to the controversial Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's blueprint for a GOP presidency.Avery Lotz, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Among the handouts was a bookmark with an illustration of a voting booth and two children outside.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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This deceptive game is the perfect illustration of modern marketing.Drew Gerber, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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For information about these and other programs, visit the library website at beecavelibrary.com or call us at 512.767.6620.Barbara D. Hathaway, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Armed with a variety of specialized visual tools gleaned from university programs, Romero began telling contemporary stories of Native people.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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This was a perfect platform to screen projects before the end of the year, confirm our lineup before Berlin and sit down with buyers in a relaxed market.Annika Pham, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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For these projects, companies have to obtain a hefty number of permits, slowing their ability to execute on these plans.Li Zhou, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Road map.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road%20map. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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