out West
idiom
variants
or out west
US, informal
: in or to the western part of a country or region
He headed out west after he graduated.
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There's a time and a place for experiencing the country’s big mountains out West.
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Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
No speaker was more overcome than Best Actor winner Adrien Brody, choked up and shaking, unable to square the nature of the pride in his award with the destruction happening out West.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
The Braves then begin a 10-game trip out West that starts Friday at the Colorado Rockies before traveling to the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels.
—David O'Brien, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Many of the country's best dark sky sites are out West, like Arches National Park in Utah, Big Bend National Park in Texas, and Joshua Tree National Park in California.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
No speaker was more overcome than Best Actor winner Adrien Brody, choked up and shaking, unable to square the nature of the pride in his award with the destruction happening out West.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
The Braves then begin a 10-game trip out West that starts Friday at the Colorado Rockies before traveling to the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels.
—David O'Brien, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Many of the country's best dark sky sites are out West, like Arches National Park in Utah, Big Bend National Park in Texas, and Joshua Tree National Park in California.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Out West.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20West. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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