drawing board

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Recent Examples of drawing board 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 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 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 A number of potentially better reactor types have been stuck on drawing boards or at the experimental stage for decades. IEEE Spectrum, 24 Mar. 2015 See All Example Sentences for drawing board
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing board
Noun
  • Miller gives the Cubs a true backup shortstop and also has some experience playing first base.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • With the bases loaded, Javier Sanoja hit a low, opposite-field line drive that landed on the foul line in the outfield grass just past first base.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Florida is ground zero for climate change, but politicians and the news media ignore the facts.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Kathe Conlon, who is advocating for better 9/11 memorial care, helped search for victims on ground zero nearly 25 years ago.
    Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Nuno Espirito Santo talked himself out of the job, Ange Postecoglou was a mistake from day one and Sean Dyche lost the dressing room.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • To our fans around the world, thank you for believing in us from day one.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Many of England’s players only arrived at their club’s pre-season camps at the beginning of August, three weeks after many sides saw the bulk of their squads return.
    George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Jurors were shown a photo of a green body bag at the beginning of her questioning, followed by a grisly photo of his body.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Valkyries took off in the second quarter after another slow start, ending the first half on an 11-0 run on the way to a 44-28 lead at the break.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Nolan McLean recovered from a shaky start to last six effective innings as the last-place Mets (57-69) won for the 10th time in 13 games since selling big at the trade deadline.
    CBS New York Team, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Starting over means renegotiating all of it from square one, and the yard has no obligation to offer the same terms twice.
    Benjamin Maltby, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Also, there have been suggestions made on TV this week that James made up his mind, changed it and is back to square one.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 23 July 2026

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“Drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20board. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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