as in planning
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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Fast food chain Cookout is planning to open at least 19 new restaurants.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025 -
Anyone planning to bring an exotic animal into Kentucky is required to have transportation permit.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos were without timeouts, so Nix was preparing to get in position to clock the ball and give Wil Lutz a field-goal attempt.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Virginia’s large population of federal workers is preparing for major disruption.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The museum’s executive director Steve Gilreath visited over 30 museums in the process of curating and designing the space.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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The majority — or 57% of the conversations analyzed — related to curriculum development, like designing lesson plans and assignments.—
Lee V. Gaines,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Hangers That Don’t Match Since her clients hire her to help create a clean, organized look, Tonia Tomlin of Sorted Out, a professional organizing company in Dallas, Texas, heads right for the closets and starts ditching all hangers that don’t match.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Certainly, some grassroots groups are organizing effectively.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In February, four Hamas members suspected of plotting attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe went on trial in Berlin in what prosecutors described as the first court case against militants of the Palestinian group in Germany.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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In December 2023, German and Dutch law enforcement arrested four people accused of plotting to attack Jewish institutions in Europe.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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His head was calculating and doing algebra instead of calculus.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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While working-class and immigrant communities hail these policies as overdue relief, higher earners are calculating their exit strategies.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Mapping (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mapping%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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