map (out)

verb

Definition of map (out)next
as in to plan
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for map (out)
  1. plan
  2. design
  3. prepare
  4. organize
  5. arrange
  6. plot
  7. chart
Verb
  • OpenAI confirmed on Friday that its chief executive, Sam Altman, is planning to personally donate $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund, becoming the latest tech billionaire trying to improve their rocky relationship with the new administration.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Also planning to attend is Daniel Penny, a military veteran who was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide this week in the chokehold death of an agitated subway rider in New York.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of plan
Verb
  • Christmas lights in your neighborhood Metro Phoenix residents have designed spectacular Christmas lights displays this year.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Perfect for celebrating their 13-1 record for the 2024 season, the coolers are designed to fit 82 cans or 64 pounds of ice.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of design
Verb
  • Weary soldiers and citizens express fatalistic optimism while preparing for the loss of U.S. military support.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • As millions prepare to fly for the holidays, the Federal Aviation Administration is warning travelers about a hidden danger in their luggage: lithium-ion batteries.
    Ash-har Quraishi, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of prepare
Verb
  • This relationship was cemented by an economy rooted in the industrial production of goods in cities, as well as the passage of the Wagner Act in 1935 — which gave industrial workers the right to organize.
    Stephanie Ternullo / Made by History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
  • After all, who had ever heard of hiring someone to organize your files?
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of organize
Verb
  • With no viable means of leaving the base, Moscow requested that the base's command arrange an immediate evacuation to Russia.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The exhibition also gives visitors a chance to arrange their own bento box with the replica treats.
    Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of arrange
Verb
  • The case, and another one charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election, have both been dismissed by the Justice Department special counsel that brought them in light of Trump's November victory.
    Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • As the trailer revealed, Aleksei becomes the Rhino, plotting to take over Nikolai’s empire and kill Kraven.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of plot
Verb
  • Check out our other Books coverage and see what's charting on the USA TODAY’s Best-selling Booklist.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • But charting a course to maximize those investments requires stepping back for due diligence and strategic planning.
    Ethan Karp, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of chart
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