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She viewed her students as blank slates, just waiting to be filled with knowledge.
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Laura Santos was hired in 2015 by a couple who had purchased a Tribeca loft that was hardly a blank slate: The building was originally a spice factory, and the loft had been an artist’s co-op in the ’60s.
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The beauty of a blank slate, can also be the biggest challenge, which is precisely where designers like Donna Mondi come in.
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His problem, however, is that nearly 60 percent of the poll respondents had never heard of him or knew too little to have an opinion, making him essentially a blank slate for the two sides to fill.
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All of these moves serve to create a relatively blank slate for Gettleman’s true financial target, the 2019 offseason, while still keeping one foot in the deep end on 2018.
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Skoolies offer a large, blank slate for an intrepid DIY adventurer looking to hit the road on a limited budget.
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Mie, in this case, is the blank slate, constantly losing a sense of what was there.
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Like the game, the movie develops her skills and stamina more than her personality, leaving Croft to be a kind of blank slate so viewers can attach their own identity.
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Think of congee as a blank slate: Start with a ratio of 8 cups of water to 1 cup of short-grain rice.
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First Known Use of blank slate
1980
BLANK SLATE Defined for English Language Learners
blank slate
Definition of blank slate for English Language Learners
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: someone or something that is still in an original state and that has not yet been changed by people, experiences, etc.
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: something that does not show or express anything
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