drawing board

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Recent Examples of drawing board But the Sackett case could send the agency back to the drawing board, according to Paul Botts, the president and executive director of the Wetlands Initiative. Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2023 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 There are also concepts on the drawing board for Titan submarine and a tunneling machine on Europa. Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2020 See All Example Sentences for drawing board
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing board
Noun
  • The Royals have also counted on veterans Cavan Biggio and Mark Canha to fill in at first base as Vinnie Pasquantino nurses a right-hamstring strain.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The play of the game yesterday was Fernando Tatis Jr. flying down the first base line after chopping a ball into the ground and beating out third baseman José Ramirez’s throw to first base by a grain of sand.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Ochota Barrels The Price of Silence Gamay, Adelaide Hills, South Australia, $60 Adelaide Hills was ground zero for the country’s natural wine movement, home to a plethora of creative small-batch producers like winemaker Taras Ochota, who led the charge.
    Christina Pickard, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2025
  • It’s been ground zero for the phenomenon for decades.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Wicked also shattered records for Universal as their biggest movie on PVOD in day one sales ($26M) and first week ($70M).
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
  • To answer these questions effectively: • Entrepreneurs and technology developers should integrate automation and standardized protocols from day one, designing with scale in mind.
    Yash Sinha, Forbes.com, 28 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
  • What are the clear start and end dates of the formal relationship?
    Andrea Wenburg, Forbes.com, 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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