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 That means business visionaries need to return to the drawing board and rethink their view of the future. Alan Murray, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for drawing board
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing board
Noun
  • The third baseman originally injured his hand on June 8 when diving back to first base and would not return until July 5.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Bellinger also gives Aaron Boone another option at first base.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Scotland is ground zero for the U.K.’s grid decarbonization challenge.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Winter trips focus on gray wolves, spending dawn and dusk in the Lamar Valley, which is ground zero for the country’s wolf reintroduction efforts.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Tamil version alone scored $5 million in India on day one.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Jon Rahm of Legion XIII reacts on the 18th green on day one of LIV Golf Indianapolis at The Club at Chatham Hills on August 15, 2025 in Westfield, Indiana.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • What began as one family’s search for a life in rhythm with the land has bloomed into a thriving village where 70% of the acreage has been protected under a land trust from the beginning.
    Chrissy Tracey, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Since the beginning, her writing has been intimate and personal, emblematic of a storyteller who can pinpoint a fleeting emotion and describe scenes fit for a rom-com.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Giants’ first round pick made his first start as an NFL quarterback in the team’s preseason finale against the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Won his last start at Saratoga on July 31 at this same distance.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Anything can be a trend or become a norm, even what feels like square one.
    Lex Goldstein, Allure, 15 Aug. 2025
  • But then, in August 2024, prosecutors came into court, rejected their own deal, and essentially restarted the case from square one, court records show.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20board. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.

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