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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But scientists are building more sophisticated A.I. models with up-to-date climate data that can detect wildfires quicker and map out their spread.
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Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The sophomore takes the court — renovated last fall with a digital scoreboard that would rival small colleges — against fellow students who might be studying for their SATs or mapping out what a computer science degree might look like.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. and other top Republican leaders met with Trump his second day in office to map out their plan.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
My colleagues recently mapped out the areas in Altadena and Pacific Palisades where homes and businesses were destroyed in both fires.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The sophomore takes the court — renovated last fall with a digital scoreboard that would rival small colleges — against fellow students who might be studying for their SATs or mapping out what a computer science degree might look like.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. and other top Republican leaders met with Trump his second day in office to map out their plan.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
My colleagues recently mapped out the areas in Altadena and Pacific Palisades where homes and businesses were destroyed in both fires.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Map out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/map%20out. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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