as in to plan
to work out the details of (something) in advance
mapped out a plan for the fledgling company to become profitable within two years
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The team plans to debut Painter in July after a successful return (so far) from Tommy John surgery that knocked out his past two seasons.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025 -
The gripping Summer House midseason trailer teases a tipping point for several season 9 storylines: Did Carl Radke hook up with another woman while still planning to marry Lindsay Hubbard?—
Gina Ragusa,
EW.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Success means designing spaces where our clients' customers or patrons or guests feel good, restored, grounded.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Transform your bedroom with bedding picks designed to keep you warm.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Tuchel has spent the past three months preparing for the beginning of England’s 2026 World Cup-qualifying campaign.—
Dan Sheldon,
The Athletic,
18 Mar. 2025
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For example, upgrading the forge lets players improve weapons and armor, while upgrading the dojo trains allies to learn new skills in order to help Naoe and Yasuke prepare for the threats that lie ahead.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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Ortiz, one of Del Records’ artists, had been scheduled to perform at a concert organized by Pérez in the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico, when the promoter was sanctioned, FBI Special Agent Lauren Radke wrote in an affidavit filed in court.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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As the laity began organizing in an effort to meet these obligations, a variety of institutions external to the parish were also confronted with the parish’s new position.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Mar. 2025
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The institute once arranged for a Purim care package to be airdropped to a Jewish Coast Guard member 700 miles off the coast of Alaska, for example.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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Every morning, the monks gathered there, arranging themselves on the long stone benches, to discuss the matters of the day.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Less than a month into the job, Trump and the Japanese Prime Minister plotted their response to a North Korean missile launch in the open-air patio of Mar a Lago, photos of which ended up on Facebook.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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Charity workers had plotted the heights and weights of Daasanach children on World Health Organization charts—the same ones our pediatrician used to monitor my daughter’s growth—and determined that more than two-thirds of the kids were malnourished.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Hasn’t Of the two Rihanna albums currently charting, Anti is the bigger commercial and critical success.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The total solar eclipse of April 2024 charted a 115-mile-wide path across Mexico, the United States and maritime provinces of Canada.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Map (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/map%20%28out%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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