map out

verb

mapped out; mapping out; maps out
Synonyms of map outnext
: 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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Aily has its own system that essentially maps out how AI-ready a company is then work from there. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 The firm mapped out large living areas and several small bedrooms, each with its own en suite bathroom. — Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2026 As first mapped out by producer Chris DeFaria, who was coming off of the Tom & Jerry movie, the process was as defined by the abilities of evolving technologies as by the determination to honor the traditional Looney Tunes look. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 Each represents a link in a chain, a continuously evolving but mystically consistent method of shaping, presenting, and expressing sound, using its physical properties to map out an inner emotional space. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026 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 4 Sep. 2026.

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