map (out)

verb

Definition of map (out)next
as in to plan
to work out the details of (something) in advance mapped out a plan for the fledgling company to become profitable within two years

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for map (out)
  1. plan
  2. design
  3. prepare
  4. organize
  5. arrange
  6. plot
  7. chart
Verb
  • Also planning to attend is Daniel Penny, a military veteran who was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide this week in the chokehold death of an agitated subway rider in New York.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
  • This fact presents a problem for individuals considering whether to evacuate a particular hurricane, companies deciding to build a new coastal facility, or agencies planning to put new roadways or telecommunications infrastructure in Appalachia.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of plan
Verb
  • Paper invitations take much longer to design and order and often cost a pretty penny, while companies like Paperless Post and HiNOTE make email and text invites an inexpensive breeze.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The space was designed to bring the bride and her family into our family and celebrate together.
    Fairchild Studio, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of design
Verb
  • As millions of Americans prepare for Christmas travel, winter weather is expected to create chaos on the roads and in the skies.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The stock market rally will likely continue in 2025, but investors should consider preparing for the day when the move goes too far, according to UBS.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of prepare
Verb
  • At campuses across the country — including top California universities, New York University and Harvard — unions representing graduate student workers, part-time and non-tenure track faculty and others are rapidly and aggressively moving to organize workers.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
  • This relationship was cemented by an economy rooted in the industrial production of goods in cities, as well as the passage of the Wagner Act in 1935 — which gave industrial workers the right to organize.
    Stephanie Ternullo / Made by History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of organize
Verb
  • With no viable means of leaving the base, Moscow requested that the base's command arrange an immediate evacuation to Russia.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The exhibition also gives visitors a chance to arrange their own bento box with the replica treats.
    Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of arrange
Verb
  • The case, and another one charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election, have both been dismissed by the Justice Department special counsel that brought them in light of Trump's November victory.
    Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • As the trailer revealed, Aleksei becomes the Rhino, plotting to take over Nikolai’s empire and kill Kraven.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of plot
Verb
  • Check out our other Books coverage and see what's charting on the USA TODAY’s Best-selling Booklist.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • But charting a course to maximize those investments requires stepping back for due diligence and strategic planning.
    Ethan Karp, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of chart
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