Thesaurus results for MAPS (OUT)

maps (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of map (out)

as in plans

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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Grand plans to return to the Premier League under Chansiri around a decade ago had come to nothing, and financial mismanagement soon began a spiral that threatened the club’s existence.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
As Naperville continues to clean up, the city plans to hold a special brush collection starting Monday.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of plans

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Per Promise’s logline, the film follows a young woman who designs AI personalities for a mysterious tech company .

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
Kinsman creates whiskies that may not be bottled for more than a decade, while Newey designs race cars around aerodynamic details that can ultimately determine championships.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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Plus, the Office of Science and Technology Policy plots a venture capital-like model for the scientific grant process.

— Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 July 2026
Capitalizing on the tide of anti-Rhaenyra sentiment rising among the peasants of King's Landing, Ormund plots to sow further unrest by paying off a band of smallfolk to brutally torture and kill members of the City Watch.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 20 July 2026

Definition of plots

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The narrative starts immediately after the encounter and charts her harrowing fight to get past it, physically and mentally, putting any of my own struggles into a sobering perspective.

— The Know, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026
Goode charts the exploitation and mistreatment of reptiles that are illegally sold and sometimes endangered through intricate, decades-old smuggling operations that have often, but not always, escaped detection at airports.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of charts

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The arrangement gives Boeing a longer production horizon as the Pentagon prepares to expand interceptor output.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
The cup of joe — and her headful of curls — reflects bigger changes to come as Leavitt, 33, prepares to say goodbye to the Hulu show and step firmly into her next chapter beyond reality TV.

— Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

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