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 primary marijuana and hemp bill hasn't passed − and some controversial ideas are off the table − but Republicans plan to resume discussions later this year.—
Haley BeMiller,
The Enquirer,
17 Aug. 2025 -
The stadium would seemingly compete with Republic FC’s new stadium that is initially planned to fit 12,000 fans with the ability to expand to 20,000 or more, and also serve as a potential venue for concerts and events.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Its exterior was designed to emulate the Sami style, and there is only one cross in the entire structure to avoid an overemphasis on Christianity.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Aug. 2025
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Complementing the sporty ruggedness of the watch is a black and yellow-green rubber strap with a pattern on it designed to emulate a tennis net.—
Roberta Naas,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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State officials advised residents to prepare for the possibility of dangerous conditions along beaches and coastal communities.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Heather also added videos of the family preparing for Brayden's big birthday bash, with sweet glimpses of Tristan playing with Christina's son Hudson.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The situation has become so desperate that locals organized their own firefighting efforts when professional resources couldn't reach their area.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Helping her to organize the event will be Carla Acevedo-Yates, Romi Crawford, Mayra A. Rodríguez Castro, and Xiaoyu Weng.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 Aug. 2025
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By that time, the government had arranged for two more planes to transport detainees to the same Salvadoran prison.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
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After McLaren won the 2024 constructors’ championship, the Crown Prince of Bahrain arranged for the entire team to be flown from that race in Abu Dhabi to his nearby homeland to party through the night (McLaren Group is owned by Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund).—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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That’s thanks in part to the years of federal science data that have been collected and fed into computer models that assist the center’s hurricane specialists in plotting forecasts.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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Loomer, a conservative influencer, has accused Kennedy of plotting another run.—
Will McDuffie,
ABC News,
15 Aug. 2025
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The literary thriller charts the disappearance of a girl from an upstate New York summer camp — and links it to the mysterious vanishing of her brother years earlier.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The dozens of Democratic legislators who fled Texas amid a redistricting fight are charting a plan for what comes next as the state’s first special legislative session winds down.—
Josh Feldman,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Map (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/map%20%28out%29. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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