drawing board
noun
1
: a board used as a base for drafting on paper
2
: a planning stage
a project still on the drawing board
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It’s been on the city drawing board for years but has yet to go any further.
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Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 27 May 2021
Winter Park is back to the drawing board in charting a path forward for its former library, which sits within shouting distance of Park Avenue.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023
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Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 27 May 2021
Winter Park is back to the drawing board in charting a path forward for its former library, which sits within shouting distance of Park Avenue.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023
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“Drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawing%20board. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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