map out
phrasal verb
mapped out; mapping out; maps out
: to plan the details of (something, such as a program or one's future)
We mapped out a plan of action.
They mapped her campaign for governor all out.
She has her future all mapped out.
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The film’s original trailer is also mapped out in Godard’s hand.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
Newsweek has mapped out where active fires are currently burning across Texas, using data from the Texas A&M Forest Service.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The station was damaged after its launch, forcing NASA to delay launching the crew and to map out and practice procedures for correcting Skylab’s problems.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
Villa will map out next season’s plans to convince Barrenechea to stay or, with the recurring issue of PSR and Valencia keen to sign him permanently, decide to cash in.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
Newsweek has mapped out where active fires are currently burning across Texas, using data from the Texas A&M Forest Service.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The station was damaged after its launch, forcing NASA to delay launching the crew and to map out and practice procedures for correcting Skylab’s problems.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
Villa will map out next season’s plans to convince Barrenechea to stay or, with the recurring issue of PSR and Valencia keen to sign him permanently, decide to cash in.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Map out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/map%20out. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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