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map out

British  

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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By carefully studying archival records and historical documents, the researchers were able to map out previously unknown branches of Leonardo's family.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

There are two key factors linked to that hunt that require settling before United can map out their path towards signing Casemiro's successor.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Google’s Research division on Thursday unveiled a new AI data set called Groundsource that has compiled details on flash floods from millions of news articles to map out rainfall patterns across the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

If the mammogram detected anything of concern, they’d map out a treatment plan from there.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

A dog barked in the distance, and the wind suddenly snatched the little map out of Joseph’s shivering fingers.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick

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