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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Each house will be defined by a sign with certain characteristics that will map out your life.
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Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Mercury in your sign for the first couple of weeks in February sharpens your focus, giving you the clarity needed to map out your vision.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
But da Costa and his team, as part of the Microns project, a large-scale effort to fully map out a 1-cubic-millimeter portion of a mouse’s visual cortex, discovered that inhibitory neurons are very specific in choosing what cells to inhibit.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Tallas maps out the goalie schedule before the season begins.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Mercury in your sign for the first couple of weeks in February sharpens your focus, giving you the clarity needed to map out your vision.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
But da Costa and his team, as part of the Microns project, a large-scale effort to fully map out a 1-cubic-millimeter portion of a mouse’s visual cortex, discovered that inhibitory neurons are very specific in choosing what cells to inhibit.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Tallas maps out the goalie schedule before the season begins.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Map out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/map%20out. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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