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put on the map

Idioms  
  1. Make famous, publicize, as in The incident got on the national news and put our community on the map. This expression, alluding to a locality that formerly was too small to put on a map, dates from the early 1900s.


Example Sentences

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The city’s vivifying artistic production was put on the map.

From Los Angeles Times

“But we’re hoping that will be compensated by the TV coverage — similar to the way Cortina was put on the map by the 1956 Olympics.”

From Seattle Times

“But we’re hoping that will be compensated by the TV coverage - similar to the way Cortina was put on the map by the 1956 Olympics.”

From Washington Times

But residents and merchants in the tiny Pennsylvania town that Phil put on the map are hoping the coronavirus pandemic does not continue to cast its shadow over the next Groundhog Day.

From Washington Times

Boasting an incredibly small population size of just 13, the city was put on the map for its 12,000-acre Weeki Wachee State Park, where women in fishtails performed underwater shows at the spring for tourists.

From Fox News