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
  • Freeman had pushed the envelope and went from first base to third successfully on Edman’s single.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Chapman was a coach in the Yankees' minor league system and ended up joining Boone's major league staff in 2022 as a first base and infield coach.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The downtown area, which was ground zero for civil unrest in 2020, has been revitalized by businesses that reopened after the pandemic, and foot traffic has returned.
    Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Phoenix has become ground zero for extreme heat — not without reason — and Joan's stories are a compelling look at whether the state is doing enough to protect the people who live here.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The San Francisco Chronicle’s Mackenzie Chung Fegan abandoned anonymity on day one, and the New York Times’ dual critics Tejal Rao and Ligaya Mishan went as far as starring in several videos to announce their tenure at the paper.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Marine veterans were embedded from day one, advising during the writing process and consulting on set to adjust posture, protocol, and language.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After drawing 1-1 with Manchester United at the beginning of the month, dropping points for the first time in the Women’s Super League (WSL) this season, Chelsea needed a penalty to equalise and finish with the same result away against FC Twente of the Vrouwen Eredivisie.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Less than a month later, Skaggs died alone in a hotel room in Southlake, Texas, at the beginning of an Angels road trip of what was later determined to be a lethal combination of fentanyl, oxycodone and alcohol.
    Sean Emery, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Lions fall to 4-2 with the defeat while the Chiefs continue to correct their stuttering start to the year by improving to 3-3.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Tennessee Titans fired head coach Brian Callahan after a 1-5 start through the first six weeks of the 2025 season, the team announced on Monday.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Instead, the Mets are back to square one, pondering a new kind of disappointment.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • That’s if Subramanian doesn’t toss the whole thing or send it back to square one, an unlikely possibility but still a possibility.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20board. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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