FROM THE GROUND UP Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

from the ground up

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as in thoroughly

with attention to all aspects or details The owner was involved from the ground up even as the size of company expanded.

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Recent Examples of from the ground up Designed to unify its ChromeOS and Android platforms into a more functional, laptop-first operating system, Googlebooks will be more powerful than Chromebooks and built from the ground up to be AI-native. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 Bose Sleepbuds were one of the first products built from the ground up to solve this exact problem. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 The products that will earn clients’ trust are designed from the ground up, close to the friction and client experience, not from those reading industry reports or imagining a spec. — Doug Scott, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In his view, firms that do not make those people and processes more efficient and effective through centralized intelligence may find that each stage of growth requires rebuilding systems, training, and knowledge from the ground up. — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for from the ground up

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from stem to stern

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