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 amorphous network of political content feels like a 2020s TikTokified incarnation of what Joshua Citarella mapped out in his book Politigram and the Post-left, tracking ideological microcultures that are more like kids trying on masks.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit has mapped out 29 different ArtWalks and Art Trails across Charlotte.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
Newsweek has mapped out which countries had the highest and lowest fertility rates in 2023.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Know your numbers, map out your career and income strategy, and assemble a financial team that understands both your home country and your new one.
—Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit has mapped out 29 different ArtWalks and Art Trails across Charlotte.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
Newsweek has mapped out which countries had the highest and lowest fertility rates in 2023.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Know your numbers, map out your career and income strategy, and assemble a financial team that understands both your home country and your new one.
—Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Map out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/map%20out. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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