drawing board

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Recent Examples of drawing board 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 However, later on, issues might arise within the group, or a flawed plan could require you all to go back to the drawing board. Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2023 This sends both proponents and opponents of increasing the minimum wage back to the drawing board. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023 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
  • Keeping his back turned away from first base and hiking the ball between his legs.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Then Skubal committed a balk, allowing Ramirez a free bag, a groundout to first base scored Ramirez to give Cleveland a 3-2 lead heading into the seventh inning.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These days, Austin, Texas feels like ground zero for autonomous cars.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
  • And before the state became ground zero for the partisan warfare that has defined national politics.
    Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • From day one, gather as much feedback as possible; that’s how a good product becomes truly great.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Nonprofits have also been central since day one.
    Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, there are no such hints for players in Season 3, who are sorted into teams at the beginning of their time in Borderland and told where to go for the next match.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Indiana can expect dry temperatures around the state at the beginning of October.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Right here, maybe, is the residue of coming back from rough starts the last two years.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
  • After a rough 0-2 start to the season, Andy Reid and company badly need to figure out how to get in the win column.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Online appointments with a provider who has to start from square one might end up costing you more, both in emergency department costs if you get sent for further testing and in fees associated with the platform.
    Mara Gordon, NPR, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The data from August shows us at 7.5% unemployment, the highest level since 2021, which isn’t just a statistic but showing that thousands of women who had stable careers, who were building something, are now back to square one.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20board. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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