blackboard
noun
black·board
ˈblak-ˌbȯrd 
: a hard smooth usually dark surface used especially in a classroom for writing or drawing on with chalk
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One photograph shows a library with four armchairs facing each other and a blackboard in the background.
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Richard Hall, Time, 3 Dec. 2025
One photo shows partially redacted handwriting on a blackboard in an office.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Almost everything in the building is original, including the confessional in the lounge and the blackboards in the guest dining room and game parlor.
—Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Or order dishes from their blackboard menus—including prego do lombo, loin steak sandwich, or xerem de raia—skate with corn kernels.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Richard Hall, Time, 3 Dec. 2025
One photo shows partially redacted handwriting on a blackboard in an office.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Almost everything in the building is original, including the confessional in the lounge and the blackboards in the guest dining room and game parlor.
—Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Or order dishes from their blackboard menus—including prego do lombo, loin steak sandwich, or xerem de raia—skate with corn kernels.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Blackboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blackboard. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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blackboard
noun
black·board
ˈblak-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
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