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map out

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to plan or design

    to map out a route

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"We now have a reference point that allows us to accurately identify more scrappy finds and map out evolutionary transitions in anatomy and body size."

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

The EU executive also wants to get member states to better map out no-fly zones around sensitive locations with the eventual intention of having software block drones from flying in those areas.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Instead, this open source data will be used by established apps and websites that already map out and compare pump prices across the UK.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

I map out a route in my head that will save me a few minutes.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

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