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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Sadly for some, this signals the end for Zigbee support, as Ikea plans to replace its Zigbee gadgets with Matter devices.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
12 July 2025 -
After severe weather cancellations on Friday, Harley Davidson Homecoming events are expected to continue as planned on July 12th.—
Kylie Volavongsa,
jsonline.com,
12 July 2025
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However, this report also argued that Al chatbots have the potential to be effective extenders of therapy if designed appropriate and supervised by a qualified professional.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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It’s designed to lift, define, and dramatically lengthen without ever clumping or weighing lashes down.—
Marie Lodi,
Allure,
5 July 2025
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Consider personally submitting your tax payment to the IRS after your CPA has prepared them, review your tax returns every year.—
Anne-Lyse Ngatta,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Researchers have used different types of strawberries prepared in different ways to assess their blood pressure benefits.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
15 July 2025
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Cort was also the senior class vice president, active with the volleyball and tennis teams and helped organize other school events.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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The local hospitality workers’ union, Unite Here Local 49, had organized residents of the two apartment complexes that have opened in the Railyards over the past year — The A.J. and The Wong Center.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Horowitz spent decades arranging for Sondheim’s archives to come to the Library of Congress.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
13 July 2025
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The controversy comes at a time the United States is trying to arrange a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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These tariff rates range between 25% and 50%, with the highest tariff reserved for Brazil, where Trump has objected to the prosecution of the country’s former, right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly plotting a coup.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
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At the behest of Cook, the group was beginning to plot a show to save the beloved Shepherd’s Bush concert venue Bush Hall.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 July 2025
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The podcast has garnered over 14.3 million YouTube views, 10 million audio listens, 17 million TikTok likes and 117 million views across TikTok and Instagram Reels this past year, all while charting #1 on Spotify’s top comedy podcasts.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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The film charts Mitchell’s journey from Maine to Washington D.C. to almost six years as senate majority leader to being selected by Bill Clinton as the special envoy for Northern Ireland.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
9 July 2025
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“Map (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/map%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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