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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The pair then mapped out a path to the victim's home and used the bomb to blow up the residence. Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025 The transformation began with wallpapering and mapping out a mini floor plan. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025 The team map out how currently available facilities at CERN and other particle physics laboratories could be used to test the idea in practice. The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025 The holey design is for a reason—Apple's mixed reality headset has sensors all over to map out the world in front of you, and Dbrand says the Aperture doesn't obstruct any of these cameras and sensors, so performance will be the same. Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for map out

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“Map out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/map%20out. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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