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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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Blockchain analytics firms use public data, human sources and analytical indicators to map out wallets, though their findings can vary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

"We realized that, to understand what was really going on, we would need to use more innovative technologies and map out the fine-detailed architecture that enables the virus to bind to cells."

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

The task required the writers to rehearse for months to map out contingencies and shape character arcs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Tweens can create simple budgets for their allowances and map out savings goals, like how many weeks it would take to save for a videogame, and what the tradeoffs are.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

When she is given an assignment to map out the fortifications of the Manila waterfront, she readily agrees.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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