clean slate
noun
: a person's record (as from a school or a job) that shows no evidence of any problems, broken rules, etc. : a clean record
Everyone who comes to this school starts with a clean slate.
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All in all, that’s a pretty clean slate.
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
His vision rejects the myth of the clean slate, the American tendency to abandon broken systems rather than repair them.
—Fahad Zuberi, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The Fool card brings a clean slate in August.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Campbell allowed one sack and four total pressures in Week 1 and had a clean slate in Week 2.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
His vision rejects the myth of the clean slate, the American tendency to abandon broken systems rather than repair them.
—Fahad Zuberi, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The Fool card brings a clean slate in August.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Campbell allowed one sack and four total pressures in Week 1 and had a clean slate in Week 2.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clean slate
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“Clean slate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20slate. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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