map out
phrasal verb
mapped out; mapping out; maps out
: to plan the details of (something, such as a program or one's future)
We mapped out a plan of action.
They mapped her campaign for governor all out.
She has her future all mapped out.
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Stress-test your profit and loss for a 10% decline in revenue or a 5% increase in cost of goods sold, and map out your contingency playbook.
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David Earl, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
No decision has been made on Bad Boy’s future but Leshem and co-creator Hagar Ben-Asher are mapping out future seasons, Schenker said.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 July 2025
Mauritius is too small for these models, and so our fate is hazily mapped out.
—Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
Part of the problem dates back over a century to when French colonial powers mapped out the borders of the two nations.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 28 July 2025
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David Earl, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
No decision has been made on Bad Boy’s future but Leshem and co-creator Hagar Ben-Asher are mapping out future seasons, Schenker said.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 July 2025
Mauritius is too small for these models, and so our fate is hazily mapped out.
—Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
Part of the problem dates back over a century to when French colonial powers mapped out the borders of the two nations.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 28 July 2025
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“Map out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/map%20out. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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