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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The results haven’t mapped out so neatly, though.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Fronting the Roots, D’Angelo instead splashed around metal, reggae, and funk tunes in a set that was more interested in mapping out influences for his songwriting than revisiting any of it.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
The group combed through publicly available records to map out a network that captured the personal and professional relationships among the College of Cardinals (the senior clergy members who serve as both voters and candidates for the papacy).
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Between the suction power and accompanying app that maps out your entire home, this robot vacuum is truly the gift that keeps on giving.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Fronting the Roots, D’Angelo instead splashed around metal, reggae, and funk tunes in a set that was more interested in mapping out influences for his songwriting than revisiting any of it.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
The group combed through publicly available records to map out a network that captured the personal and professional relationships among the College of Cardinals (the senior clergy members who serve as both voters and candidates for the papacy).
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Between the suction power and accompanying app that maps out your entire home, this robot vacuum is truly the gift that keeps on giving.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for map out
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“Map out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/map%20out. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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