drawing board

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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
  • Before Monday, Eldridge had played first base in each of the Giants’ last 11 games, committing just one error and collecting nine assists.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The nimble Randolph also plays first base for Simeon in baseball.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Florida is ground zero for climate change, but politicians and the news media ignore the facts.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Kathe Conlon, who is advocating for better 9/11 memorial care, helped search for victims on ground zero nearly 25 years ago.
    Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • And as the district projected, enrollment at charter schools was also down to start the year, from 86,913 last year to 85,473 on day one of this school year.
    Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Private personal training One-on-one coaching built around your goals, from day one through day sixty.
    Sponsored content, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • That kind of visceral reaction has been baked into Paranormal Activity from the beginning.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The beginning of the advertisement focuses on Miestowski reaching for the driver in a golf bag.
    Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • To stay in the chase, the Twins desperately need collective performances such as Sunday’s when Zebby Matthews provided a dominant start and the lineup pieced together enough offense to avoid a sweep at the hands of Chicago.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In 2024, when Malik Nabers’ first-round selection changed the depth chart, Slayton memorably caught only 10 total passes for 122 yards in the Giants’ first four games during a 1-3 start.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Starting over means renegotiating all of it from square one, and the yard has no obligation to offer the same terms twice.
    Benjamin Maltby, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Also, there have been suggestions made on TV this week that James made up his mind, changed it and is back to square one.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 23 July 2026

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“Drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20board. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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