Thesaurus results for MAPPING (OUT)

mapping (out)

verb

Definition of mapping (out)

present participle of map (out)

as in planning

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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Instead of managing an entire meal, planning for just dessert and drinks frees you up to tidy the house or relax without standing over a stove for hours before guests arrive.

— Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2026
As the weather begins to cool and the corn stalks reach for the sky, farms begin planning for their annual corn maze adventures.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of planning

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Gemini's agents can assist with contract review and redlining, legal and policy research, regulatory monitoring, drafting NDAs, preparing documents for redaction, creating contracting playbooks and handling data-subject access requests.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Even as the justices were preparing to release their opinion, the postal service did in fact develop and release a new rule about mail-in voting.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of preparing

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Others have discovered that designing an impressive concept and manufacturing a safe, reliable vehicle at scale are two very different challenges.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Adam Mosseri was called to the stand on Tuesday as part of a 2026 federal trial against Meta in which 29 state attorneys accuse the company of designing its wares to addict minors.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of designing

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Proper later allegedly admitted to plotting the UFC 250 attack and described it in full to the FBI, according to the criminal complaint.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
For now, Fearn seems less focused on plotting out a career and more interested in chasing whatever catches his attention next.

— Wengel Gemu, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of plotting

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Understanding the rules and calculating your expenses, funding gap and available federal loan amounts is essential.

— Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Its more consequential proposal, however, is a new approach to calculating wool’s carbon footprint that produces dramatically lower results than conventional life-cycle assessments.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

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