whiteboard
noun
white·board
ˈ(h)wīt-ˌbȯrd 
: a hard smooth white surface used for writing or drawing on with markers
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Bluth says her college friend group used to write each person's tasks on a whiteboard and congratulate each other whenever something got crossed off.
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ABC News, 3 June 2026
During one of their early meetings, Castillo got on the whiteboard and described a basic pass protection in which every lineman slides over and blocks a gap.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The answer tells you more than any whiteboard exercise.
—Taras Tymoshchuk, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
To fulfill their general education language requirement, the Vijums twins took American Sign Language and tackled other courses sitting across from each other in study rooms on campus, where whiteboards were their confidantes.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
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ABC News, 3 June 2026
During one of their early meetings, Castillo got on the whiteboard and described a basic pass protection in which every lineman slides over and blocks a gap.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The answer tells you more than any whiteboard exercise.
—Taras Tymoshchuk, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
To fulfill their general education language requirement, the Vijums twins took American Sign Language and tackled other courses sitting across from each other in study rooms on campus, where whiteboards were their confidantes.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for whiteboard
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whiteboard
noun
white·board
ˈhwīt-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd,
ˈwīt-
: a hard smooth white surface used for writing or drawing on with markers
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