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By carefully studying archival records and historical documents, the researchers were able to map out previously unknown branches of Leonardo's family.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

Jacqueline Newman cracks open a spreadsheet to map out expenses for her high-net-worth clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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

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

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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