as in to plan
to work out the details of (something) in advance
mapped out a plan for the fledgling company to become profitable within two years
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The school plans to kick off the upcoming high school football season with the new seating, which replaced crumbling concrete bleachers that were estimated at roughly 50 years old.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
25 July 2025 -
At a July 23 capital improvements committee meeting, questions were raised about why a report from the county's facilities planning steering committee recommended projects tied to maintenance and repairs at senior facilities be put on hold or not recommended at all for the 2026 budget.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Their diameters are designed specifically for cost-reduction with the dimensions of fleet vehicles in mind.—
Charles Singh,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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Pro tier is priced at $49.99 a month or $499 a year and unlocks advanced tools designed for professional broadcasters.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The event will help shooters prepare for the statewide Marksmanship Challenge.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 July 2025
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Firefighters, aided by wind, prepare for fire to shift course Firefighters actively engaged in preparation efforts to limit the fire's chance of spreading to the lodge and store, with the fire inching closer to the store on the east side of the closed State Route 67.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
29 July 2025
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The event, organized by the Detroit Chinatown Vision Committee, aims to revitalize the area and attract Asian businesses.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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While complex Search algorithms organize traditional results page, Web Guide results will be sorted by a custom version of Gemini AI.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 July 2025
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Horowitz spent decades arranging for Sondheim’s archives to come to the Library of Congress.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
13 July 2025
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The controversy comes at a time the United States is trying to arrange a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Heading into the summer, Howe and the decision-makers at St James’ Park were surely plotting how to move forward again.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Republicans are plotting a similar scheme in Texas to secure their tenuous hold on Congress.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 July 2025
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The court document charts the timeline of their relationship which started when Emmanuel Macron was a 15-year-old student at a Catholic high school in Amiens and met Brigitte, who was then a 39-year-old married teacher with three children.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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On Monday, Billboard reported that an impressive 16 songs of the album’s 21 tracks charted in the Hot 100.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
23 July 2025
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“Map (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/map%20%28out%29. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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