DRAWING BOARD Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

drawing board

noun

Definition of drawing board

as in first base

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Recent Examples of drawing board Winter Park is back to the drawing board in charting a path forward for its former library, which sits within shouting distance of Park Avenue. — Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023 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 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

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Noun

Detroit Tigers third baseman Kevin McGonigle throws to first base on a Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth bunt during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Detroit.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Kotsay said that lefty-masher Joey Meneses, who was called up earlier Friday, and backup catcher Jonah Heim will play first base for the A’s while Kurtz is out.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of first base

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Pepper plays Coach, a former NYPD police officer and 9/11 first responder suffering from leukemia, a result of his work at ground zero.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 July 2026
Secluded waterfront communities have become ground zero for Miami-Dade’s wealth migration.

— Catherine Odom July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

Definition of ground zero

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Michelle Branch is going back to her electric blue beginnings.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
So the players have to lose every contest once to get to Room 8 and discover how to claim ultimate victory, then win every contest to get back to the beginning and correctly count some rice.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of beginning

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Despite a nerve-wracking 1-0 start (before Bellingham knocked in a deuce), Jagger was seen looking grim and pacing around the VIP box.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Mike Hughes didn’t need an OTA practice, let alone a season with 17 starts and the second-most interceptions by a rookie in franchise history, to know the Falcons landed an impact player in safety Xavier Watts last summer.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of start

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But if the city moves ahead with selling the property, then Cal Coast will use bankruptcy rules to withhold payment for up to five years and simultaneously force the city to restart the development process from square one.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
England are back to square one, even with the series level at 1-1 and with their errant captain cleared and restored to the team for this week’s decider at Trent Bridge.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 21 June 2026