drawing board

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Recent Examples of drawing board 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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for drawing board
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing board
Noun
  • No White Sox batter advanced past first base.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
  • With the bases loaded, Sánchez struck out Drew Millas on a pitch in the dirt, and Realmuto threw to first base trying to pick off Jacob Young, allowing Wiemer to score.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Washington is now ground zero for an advocacy battle over how to write the rules of the road for a nascent technology that promises to reshape everything from education and health care to war-fighting.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Sitting right in the heart of Ocean Drive just steps from the sand, its open-air pool and lively patio are ground zero for that nonstop energy the neighborhood is known for.
    Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That requires a people strategy powered by technology—with tech and talent leaders at the table, building in lockstep from day one.
    Teuila Hanson, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • By March 10, General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was saying Iranian ballistic missile attacks had fallen 90 percent from day one and one-way drone attacks 83 percent, while more than 50 Iranian naval vessels had been hit in the opening stage of the war.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Without spoiling too much, Kane and Palk get to bond over their Kansas City roots in the beginning of the show.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The geologist Charles Lyell proposed that the very ground beneath mankind’s feet had been reshaped countless times before the beginning of human history and was even now in a state of flux.
    Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Kings came into the game stressing a good start, having been outscored 5-1 in the first period of their previous three outings, and instead face planted to spot the Maple Leafs a 2-0 lead through 20 minutes.
    CBS News, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Saturday’s quality start was quite a bit more delicate than his last, too.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Waiting for upstream contributors to see the creative can result in a reshoot, pushing teams and budgets back to square one.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • With the very real risk of a mistrial being declared and everything going back to square one, the LA Superior Court judge told the jury to keep at it.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026

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“Drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20board. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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