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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This gives you plenty of time to map out your cart and check out with all of the winter wardrobe staples your closet is missing.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 20 Nov. 2025
Researchers used a global flood model and compared those results with historical flood inundation based on satellite observations to map out the association between each rice-killing flood and the percent of yield loss per event, Li said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2025
Trier and designer Larsen mapped out the rooms and hallways for each period along with the camera moves.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
In the last two decades, Johnson has alchemized scientific knowledge into climate action, both through policy work with government leaders and with Urban Ocean Lab, the think tank she co-founded to map out strategies for coastal cities to adapt to climate impact.
—Charlotte Hu, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 20 Nov. 2025
Researchers used a global flood model and compared those results with historical flood inundation based on satellite observations to map out the association between each rice-killing flood and the percent of yield loss per event, Li said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2025
Trier and designer Larsen mapped out the rooms and hallways for each period along with the camera moves.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
In the last two decades, Johnson has alchemized scientific knowledge into climate action, both through policy work with government leaders and with Urban Ocean Lab, the think tank she co-founded to map out strategies for coastal cities to adapt to climate impact.
—Charlotte Hu, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Map out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/map%20out. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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