drawing board

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Recent Examples of drawing board 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 That means business visionaries need to return to the drawing board and rethink their view of the future. Alan Murray, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2023 The rapid onslaught of new variants has sent some firms back to the drawing board while spurring others to call it quits. Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for drawing board
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing board
Noun
  • His ground ball went right to second baseman Tommy Edman, who initiated a game-ending double play that required Freddie Freeman to make a sprawling scoop at first base.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • Alonso didn’t get a good look at the injury since he was involved in the play at first base.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Fox is ground zero for the kinds of vicious lies about immigrants that Trump has been spewing on the presidential stage for a decade.
    Marjorie García, Billboard, 26 June 2025
  • From Garage Grit to Global Scale—Financed by Betting the Family Home At just 18, Namit Malhotra turned his father’s garage in Mumbai into ground zero for what would become a global media empire.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Their casual design can lift you up for everyday wear with soft, flexible materials designed to feel broken in from day one.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
  • Culture, career growth, purpose and flexibility must be deliberately designed into the employee experience from day one.
    Pete First, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Where To Spend, Who To Support From its humble beginnings to becoming a worldwide celebration, Pride has always been political.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • After missing four games due to a concussion and an illness at the beginning of June, Bueckers has been on a tear.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Shohei Ohtani pitched one hitless inning in his second mound start of the season before hitting a three-run triple and a two-run homer, and Max Muncy had a grand slam and a three-run homer in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 13-7 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
    Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • Shohei Ohtani, who will make his second pitching start of the season Sunday afternoon, went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • The judges may find that the mistrial should have been granted — and bring the case all the way back to square one.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
  • Leadership turnover, regulatory shifts and business pivots often send companies back to square one.
    Sudhir Menon, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20board. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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