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 big picture: Many of the country's best dark sky sites are out West, like Arches National Park in Utah, Big Bend National Park in Texas, and Joshua Tree National Park — just three hours away. Kate Murphy, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 The Nuggets are the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference and are among the threats to punch their ticket to the NBA Finals out West not only because of Jokic’s individual greatness, but because this is a team that doesn’t take possessions off. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025 In this new massive trade proposal, Miami sends the six-time All-Star out West to pair up with Ja Morant on the Memphis Grizzlies. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 Despite this, three cases have been monitored out West where the CDC struggled to find a cause for infection, according to Wu. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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