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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Read on for more with Emotional Oranges’ map out the future of cross-cultural R&B and look out for Orenjii to drop on May 16, 2025.
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Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The telescope can map out the location of otherwise-invisible dark matter by looking for signs of gravitational lensing—the phenomenon where the gravity from massive objects distorts the light from galaxies behind them.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
The skylights and walls were mapped out with some consideration about how the artwork would be displayed in the natural light.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2025
In addition to the poverty guidelines, the office maps out how much Medicaid money goes to each state and reviews all regulations developed by HHS agencies.
—Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The telescope can map out the location of otherwise-invisible dark matter by looking for signs of gravitational lensing—the phenomenon where the gravity from massive objects distorts the light from galaxies behind them.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
The skylights and walls were mapped out with some consideration about how the artwork would be displayed in the natural light.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2025
In addition to the poverty guidelines, the office maps out how much Medicaid money goes to each state and reviews all regulations developed by HHS agencies.
—Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Map out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/map%20out. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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