map out

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.

Examples of map out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Supervisors have mapped out a spending plan for the money, with the biggest slice to be set aside for covering the costs of uninsured residents. —Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

As a rule of thumb, Ruben Niebla maps out the rotation as far as three weeks out. —Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026

Espada said he was scheduled to have a call with Imai before Thursday’s doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles to map out his next steps. —Chandler Rome, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026

Because the gas and plasma is known to represent about seven times the total mass as the individual galaxies within a galaxy cluster, mapping out the effects of gravitational lensing is key. —Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for map out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout