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
  • Lindor caught it off the bounce and heaved the throw from the edge of the grass across the diamond to Alonso at first base.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Twins manager Rocco Baldelli argued France’s path to first base was obstructed by Santana to no avail.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • For 30 years, Hal’s Bar and Grill was ground zero for a burgeoning Venice scene on the street that in 1990 was renamed from West Washington to Abbot Kinney Boulevard.
    Brad Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The reporters quickly figured out that ground zero for RainbowEx was the work force at Papel Prensa, a paper factory and the country’s largest newsprint supplier.
    David Segal, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Instead, the most successful organizations weave career development into the employee experience from day one.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • To date, every court to have considered Trump's executive order banning birth right citizenship, issued on day one of his administration, has blocked it.
    Christina Gatti, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Type 1: The Starting Goal The first type of financial goal is the one set at the beginning of a financial journey.
    Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • There were language gaps, especially at the beginning.
    Essence, Essence, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That was Monday, the day Blewett joined his third major-league team in a two-week span, and one day before the 6-foot-6 right-hander was thrust into the first start of his MLB career.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • To this point, this is the worst start to a presidential term for the S & P 500 since 1928.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Leadership turnover, regulatory shifts and business pivots often send companies back to square one.
    Sudhir Menon, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • But Woodwork eventually closed, and Hudson was back to square one.
    Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20board. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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