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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In 2023, Levain tested out its concept out West, opening up in the Larchmont neighborhood of Los Angeles. Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 These flowers—delicate, white trillium and fringed phacelia—are much more gentle on the eyes than the showy posies out West. Emma Veidt, Outside Online, 14 Apr. 2025 Still, as long as the primary pieces on the roster remain healthy, there are other ways this team can keep up with the arms race out West. William Guillory, New York Times, 13 May 2025 But climate change is making the big trees more vulnerable to wildfires out West, Kemp said. Corey Williams, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for out West

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“Out West.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20West. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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