out West

idiom

variants or out west
US, informal
: in or to the western part of a country or region
He headed out west after he graduated.

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The Bears beat the last two ACC teams that traveled out West (North Carolina in 2018 and Maryland in 2009) and the two previous SEC visitors prior to the Auburn game (Ole Miss in 2017 and Tennessee in 2007). Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024 Nashville is in for some hazy skies Friday and Saturday, as smoke from wildfires out West moves into Tennessee. Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 Aug. 2024 Way out West In the Western Conference quarterfinals, the Oklahoma City Thunder will welcome the Dallas Mavericks, while the Golden State Warriors travel to face the Houston Rockets. Matias Grez, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024 Heading out West, Seattle has average temperatures of 41.71 F—which is 1.92 F down from the 5-year average. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for out West 

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“Out West.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20West. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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