as in day one
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Recent Examples of square one
One, the vote is destined to fail beyond the House — putting lawmakers back to square one on how to advance a spending deal.
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Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Sep. 2024
Unfortunately, even gal-pal Grace (Ana Gasteyer) drank the Kool-Aid which means Molly and her crew are likely back to square one.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 July 2024
Following an impulse to ditch your routine could put you right back at square one!
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024
Any new approach would effectively have to start from square one.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2024
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Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Sep. 2024
Unfortunately, even gal-pal Grace (Ana Gasteyer) drank the Kool-Aid which means Molly and her crew are likely back to square one.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 July 2024
Following an impulse to ditch your routine could put you right back at square one!
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024
Any new approach would effectively have to start from square one.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for square one
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Kennedy says the order to remove the mineral, which the US has been adding to its drinking water for over 70 years to combat tooth decay, will be issued day one.WIRED, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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Imagine walking through your perfect itinerary for your trip to Rome only to have blisters and sore feet on day one, curbing your ability to wander the city’s romantic streets.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024
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Georgia was ground zero for Trump’s claims about the election being stolen in 2020.Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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Shipping ports are ground zero for the emerging hydrogen economy.David Blekhman, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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It’s been on the city drawing board for years but has yet to go any further.Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com, al, 27 May 2021
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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
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Cole initially broke toward first base to cover but inexplicably stopped between the mound and the bag, hanging Rizzo out to dry.Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Tyler Wade – Veteran utility man played five different position for the A’s last season and expanded his range this season with the Padres, playing every position except pitcher, catcher and first base.Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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The Nuggets more or less survived a stretch of more than six minutes with Jokic on the bench and Doncic on the floor at the beginning of the second quarter.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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And this kind of tension has been with the symbolic capitalists from the beginning.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Square one.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square%20one. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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