out West
idiom
variants
or out west
US, informal
: in or to the western part of a country or region
He headed out west after he graduated.
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The author, who teaches in the undergraduate English and MFA programs at Oklahoma City University, spent more than a decade out West.
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Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
The measures signed into law include legislation to increase climate credits on utility bills, expand regional power markets out West, add $18 billion to the California Wildfire Fund and allocate $1 billion annually to a high-speed rail project.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
The idea behind the shift is that firefighters who battle wildfires out West, for example, and air traffic controllers who survey the skies, should be hired for their skills, not their political loyalties.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
Taylor and Steven are planning for the future, which includes a West Coast relocation as a new romance between budding chef Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) and Denise, who also has her sights out West, begins to bloom.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
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Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
The measures signed into law include legislation to increase climate credits on utility bills, expand regional power markets out West, add $18 billion to the California Wildfire Fund and allocate $1 billion annually to a high-speed rail project.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
The idea behind the shift is that firefighters who battle wildfires out West, for example, and air traffic controllers who survey the skies, should be hired for their skills, not their political loyalties.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
Taylor and Steven are planning for the future, which includes a West Coast relocation as a new romance between budding chef Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) and Denise, who also has her sights out West, begins to bloom.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Out West.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20West. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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