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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Ohtani remains alone among two-way players, but even Ohtani hasn’t done this during a pennant race for a team actively trying to map out how to best utilize him in October.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Work with a financial adviser to map out how to invest, diversify and sustain income for the long run.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2025
Those data points were mapped out to show the movements of her phone across the city that night.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
On an earnings conference call, Comcast executives mapped out initiatives that were introduced earlier this year meant to drive the broadband business.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 31 July 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Work with a financial adviser to map out how to invest, diversify and sustain income for the long run.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2025
Those data points were mapped out to show the movements of her phone across the city that night.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
On an earnings conference call, Comcast executives mapped out initiatives that were introduced earlier this year meant to drive the broadband business.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 31 July 2025
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“Map out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/map%20out. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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