out West
idiom
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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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The rest should be simple, a murder charge here or carjacking and attempted murder out West.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024
Average gas prices tend to be highest out West with California ($4.790) leading the pack, followed by Hawaii ($4.702), Washington ($4.306), Oregon ($4.051) and Nevada ($4.035).
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
The intense heat is forecast to linger out West into mid-July, according to the Climate Prediction Center, with the region leaning warmer than normal through September.
—Diana Leonard, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
But in the end, the Union won the Civil War, and its appointees were put in place in the settlements out West to ensure slavery was not incorporated into these territories.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 28 June 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024
Average gas prices tend to be highest out West with California ($4.790) leading the pack, followed by Hawaii ($4.702), Washington ($4.306), Oregon ($4.051) and Nevada ($4.035).
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
The intense heat is forecast to linger out West into mid-July, according to the Climate Prediction Center, with the region leaning warmer than normal through September.
—Diana Leonard, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
But in the end, the Union won the Civil War, and its appointees were put in place in the settlements out West to ensure slavery was not incorporated into these territories.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 28 June 2024
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“Out West.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20West. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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