from the ground up

phrase

1

: entirely new or afresh

The car has been redesigned from the ground up.

2

: from the very beginning : thoroughly

built the resort from the ground up

Examples of from the ground up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Berman, who has never constructed a building from the ground up, told me his willingness to work around such constraints was his competitive edge. — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

Frenzy was developed from the ground up to be 3D printed, allowing the company to consolidate parts and shorten supply chains. — Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

The July 17 harvest was just another way for Shop Good to encourage people to be involved in their own self care, to connect with nature and to have a hand in truly creating something from the ground up. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026

Before Lindsay-Noel was discharged, her mom retired early from work and built an entirely accessible home from the ground up because the family’s original house had stairs. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Rhymes for from the ground up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup