DRAWING BOARD Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

drawing board

noun

Definition of drawing board

as in first base

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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

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Noun

Chourio, who is just 22, then came up and collected his second hit of the inning, a double to plate Hamilton from first base.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
DeLuca missed his attempt at a diving catch on Christian Yelich’s one-out drive in the first inning with Jackson Chourio on first base.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of first base

Noun

Tarrant County is ground zero for a blue wave in Texas, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa said at a Tuesday night get-out-the-vote rally in Lake Worth.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
Others were dismayed when, in 2008, Hellerstein ended an effort to force New York City government to keep searching for human remains in debris moved from ground zero to a Staten Island landfill.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of ground zero

Noun

The 67th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show opened Wednesday across six waterfront venues, welcoming thousands of visitors for day one of what is billed as the world’s largest in-water boat exhibition.

— Mike Stocker, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
The people who thrive after a move aren’t necessarily the ones most excited on day one.

— Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of day one

Noun

Clocks are advanced ahead one hour at the beginning of daylight saving time, in March, and clocks are moved back one hour in November when returning to standard time.

— Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The married owners—Ingrid Rivas, an agronomist, and Radamés Arroyo, an engineer—first began developing the 25-acre property by cultivating Tahiti limes, and the name Hacienda Verde Tahití later became a tribute to those agricultural beginnings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of beginning

Noun

The anticipated early 2028 production start will mark the next stage of the company’s investment in Colorado.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
The Heat also stuck with essentially the same bench rotation (but with a twist) despite its rough start to the season.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of start

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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