map out
phrasal verb
mapped out; mapping out; maps out
: to plan the details of (something, such as a program or one's future)
We mapped out a plan of action.
They mapped her campaign for governor all out.
She has her future all mapped out.
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Specialising in periodisation, Peeters maps out training plans and individual timetables for each player to manage workload for rest and recovery and to avoid overloading players.
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Andy Jones, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
An online guide maps out the accessible public restrooms, routes, elevators, and amenities on its 19 decks.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
The plan helps local jurisdictions map out a blueprint of where new homes should be built in the next eight years.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Using the attention as an opportunity Adolphus Belk Jr., a professor of political science and African American studies at Winthrop University in South Carolina, said activists who care about King’s work could use the attention to map out an agenda and strategy.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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Andy Jones, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
An online guide maps out the accessible public restrooms, routes, elevators, and amenities on its 19 decks.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
The plan helps local jurisdictions map out a blueprint of where new homes should be built in the next eight years.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Using the attention as an opportunity Adolphus Belk Jr., a professor of political science and African American studies at Winthrop University in South Carolina, said activists who care about King’s work could use the attention to map out an agenda and strategy.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Map out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/map%20out. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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