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
  • Sasser moved to first base and the outfield, but the mental burnout from wayward throws affected his hitting approach and his once-promising career became a shambles.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • He has just been asked to play out of position quite a bit — a little shortstop but mostly at first base.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Martín Wall’s ranch had become ground zero for Operation Lone Star.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Los Angeles was ground zero for art fairs last week—from Frieze Los Angeles to Anti-Frieze, a performance festival staged in collaboration with the CalArts REEF Residency.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Design-first companies integrate design thinking from day one.
    Goran Paun, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • At Google, product teams combine designers, engineers and business strategists from day one.
    Goran Paun, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • At the beginning of last year, Del Rey shared a snippet of the ballad without any context.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
  • And that started our connection even from the beginning.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • With his win last year, Scheffler joined Horton Smith as the only two golfers to earn his first two Masters wins in five or fewer starts.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Among four spring training outings and two Triple-A starts, Matthews has posted a 0.92 ERA with 25 strikeouts versus two walks in 19 1/3 innings.
    Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Unless the board can vote on an amendment soon, Johnson is back to square one in figuring out how to fund the upcoming CTU contract — while racing to patch up a $175 million hole in the budget.
    Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Of course, everyone knows how that played out, so now the Jets are back at square one at quarterback.
    Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025

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“Drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20board. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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