drawing board

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Recent Examples of drawing board The San Marcos Police Department union and city council are heading back to the drawing board after a surprising vote Tuesday night to rescind their most recent Meet and Confer agreement. Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2023 But the Sackett case could send the agency back to the drawing board, according to Paul Botts, the president and executive director of the Wetlands Initiative. Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2023 The exhibition explores the chronology of the creative process — from drawing board to workshop and from accessorizing to runways — and is based on the namesake designer’s initial dream of becoming an architect before running an art gallery until ultimately becoming a couturier. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 A number of potentially better reactor types have been stuck on drawing boards or at the experimental stage for decades. IEEE Spectrum, 24 Mar. 2015 See All Example Sentences for drawing board
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing board
Noun
  • Mullins hit the ball hard enough that Freeman, more than a handful of steps away from first base, wouldn’t be able to make the play unassisted.
    Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
  • But Boston has not wisely or efficiently reinvested that money into the team, with the exception of the offseason trade for Willson Contreras to play first base.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Minnesota has become ground zero for the administration’s anti-fraud campaign after investigators identified billions of dollars in potentially fraudulent claims across high-risk Medicaid programs.
    Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The Hartford History Center — ground zero for the flooding — also has been restored and more fully opened up to the rest of the library.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Encryption, strict access controls, medical-grade testing and clear update policies should be baked in from day one.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
  • Service for Rivian has been a hot topic since day one.
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Most have occurred since the beginning of May, in addition to a surge in strikes on other targets such as port facilities and ships.
    Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
  • Just a single oil tanker, from Russia, has docked in Cuba since the beginning of the year.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Major traffic improvements After a rough start to Kansas City’s World Cup games from a traffic perspective, things were considerably better on Saturday.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
  • Griffin Jax gave the Rays a solid five-inning start, allowing two solo homers, and four relievers — an improved Steven Matz, Kevin Kelly, Garrett Cleavinger and Bryan Baker — took it from there.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • Thousands of lives were lost to arrive back to square one.
    Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
  • Williams was entering his second season as a pro, but learning a new system around a new coaching staff put many things back to square one.
    Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 11 June 2026

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“Drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20board. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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