out to

idiom

: to be determined to
He was out to get revenge.

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Normally, after a high-profile incident involving a fatal shooting by an officer, attorneys from the criminal section fly out to the scene. Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026 Outfit 5 This is the outfit that can do it all—take you straight to the office, out to a classy meal, or right onto a connecting flight. Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026 Our teams have to row out to collect them, then drop them in a grave corresponding to each player. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026 The visitors promptly jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead and pushed hard in the second to put the game away. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for out to

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“Out to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20to. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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