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 trio connected with Albert (Lamar Johnson), the son of a Black schoolteacher, and Native girl Lilla Belle (Natalia del Riego) on the way out West, yet the exact origins of the group’s tight and socially anomalous bond go largely unexplained.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
In lieu of the big-name resorts out West, skiers are looking to relish small-town charm and lowkey slopes.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
Seeding for contenders The jockeying for seeding is much more consequential than the wild card race out West (or which team can avoid the wild card match in the East).
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The author, who teaches in the undergraduate English and MFA programs at Oklahoma City University, spent more than a decade out West.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
In lieu of the big-name resorts out West, skiers are looking to relish small-town charm and lowkey slopes.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
Seeding for contenders The jockeying for seeding is much more consequential than the wild card race out West (or which team can avoid the wild card match in the East).
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The author, who teaches in the undergraduate English and MFA programs at Oklahoma City University, spent more than a decade out West.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Out West.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20West. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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