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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During the spring of 1940, America and its European allies mapped out patterns of resource use and ideas of global interconnection that would shape the international order for decades.
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Thomas Robertson, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Four years ago, Kansas City mapped out an effort to fight for these teams.
—Sam McDowell February 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Not the stickers, not the order, not the way morning had been mapped out.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
The esteemed artist maps out his design with black, white, yellow and orange.
—Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Thomas Robertson, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Four years ago, Kansas City mapped out an effort to fight for these teams.
—Sam McDowell February 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Not the stickers, not the order, not the way morning had been mapped out.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
The esteemed artist maps out his design with black, white, yellow and orange.
—Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for map out
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“Map out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/map%20out. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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