out to

idiom

: to be determined to
He was out to get revenge.

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The club’s former general manager Pierpaolo Marino then poured fuel on the fire by questioning whether Scott McTominay should have been pushed out to the left of midfield to make way for summer arrival De Bruyne. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 After getting Trevor Story to fly out to Trent Grisham with the bases loaded, Cruz went crazy in celebration. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Despite Hurricane Humberto vanishing off the map and Post-Tropical Cyclone Imelda safely out to sea, there’s no breather for the Atlantic this October. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025 Antarctica has to be the proving ground that brings that out to the highest level. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for out to

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“Out to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20to. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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