out West
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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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Some people will fly out West for the kickoff, including Klemet, and others will make the whole journey.
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Phoebe Wall Howard, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The trip out West went about as off-schedule as any presidential trip could, with detours and delays plaguing their plans.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Atmospheric rivers out West also tend to dump their heaviest rain over the open water in the Pacific, because the storms they’re associated with typically peak in strength there.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
The small-town infrastructure was starting to buck up against NASCAR’s ascending popularity — something racing officials wanted to capitalize on by building state-of-the-art tracks out West.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2025
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Phoebe Wall Howard, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The trip out West went about as off-schedule as any presidential trip could, with detours and delays plaguing their plans.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Atmospheric rivers out West also tend to dump their heaviest rain over the open water in the Pacific, because the storms they’re associated with typically peak in strength there.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
The small-town infrastructure was starting to buck up against NASCAR’s ascending popularity — something racing officials wanted to capitalize on by building state-of-the-art tracks out West.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Out West.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20West. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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