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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And because its soldiers used phones and posted images online, the Israelis were able to map out the whole group.
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Regardless, Brolin said that Furie and Kemper had the shoot so well mapped out that essentially Butler just followed their template.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Using scanning electron microscopes and other instruments, scientists have started to map out Bennu's composition in detail.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The company also looked at the LinkedIn profiles of 346 CFOs, 86 of them women, to map out the differences in career paths, and sent a survey to 700 senior finance professionals, half men and half women, to get qualitative context.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Regardless, Brolin said that Furie and Kemper had the shoot so well mapped out that essentially Butler just followed their template.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Using scanning electron microscopes and other instruments, scientists have started to map out Bennu's composition in detail.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The company also looked at the LinkedIn profiles of 346 CFOs, 86 of them women, to map out the differences in career paths, and sent a survey to 700 senior finance professionals, half men and half women, to get qualitative context.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Map out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/map%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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