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.
Examples of map out in a Sentence
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Smaller businesses may need external help from the start to organize workshops, map out challenges and identify potential solutions.
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Adrian Stelmach, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Ideal for sipping coffee while mapping out the next adventure.
—Hannah Singleton, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2024
With the year’s sporting events thrown into uncertainty amid a global pandemic, the world’s top tennis players mapped out a new approach to competition, activism, and their lives on the road to New York’s US Open – the first international event held after the world shut down.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2024
The legislation asks for a report from the City Administrative Officer and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority that would map out where people are living in RVs and identify potential parking lot space for them.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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Adrian Stelmach, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Ideal for sipping coffee while mapping out the next adventure.
—Hannah Singleton, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2024
With the year’s sporting events thrown into uncertainty amid a global pandemic, the world’s top tennis players mapped out a new approach to competition, activism, and their lives on the road to New York’s US Open – the first international event held after the world shut down.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2024
The legislation asks for a report from the City Administrative Officer and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority that would map out where people are living in RVs and identify potential parking lot space for them.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Map out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/map%20out. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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