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map out

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to plan or design

    to map out a route
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If they can’t agree, the league has been mapping out contingencies that include fast-tracking officials from the collegiate level before the expiration of the current agreement on May 31.

From The Wall Street Journal

And he’s trying to map out a managed coexistence between the two world powers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The judge has given it more time, but the process for claiming refunds promises to be burdensome based on what the government has mapped out so far.

From The Wall Street Journal

It can sound really cool to say that I had the whole thing mapped out.

From Los Angeles Times

Bosses want the time ahead mapped out by the end of June - for them the timing could not be worse.

From BBC

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