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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Take on planning with something as simple as making dinner reservations at a favorite restaurant or as complicated as mapping out a weekend getaway.
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Phil Stark, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Working through scale and proportion challenges, the students mapped out the designs with paper versions spread out on the school blacktop.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 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 June 2025
While the Twins would like to see Wallner play in back-to-back games before a return — and ideally back-to-back games in the field, if possible — the path back from a concussion is a little less mapped out.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 May 2025
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Phil Stark, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Working through scale and proportion challenges, the students mapped out the designs with paper versions spread out on the school blacktop.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 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 June 2025
While the Twins would like to see Wallner play in back-to-back games before a return — and ideally back-to-back games in the field, if possible — the path back from a concussion is a little less mapped out.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 May 2025
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“Map out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/map%20out. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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