tabula rasa
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This idea reflects the concept of tabula rasa, or the "blank slate."
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
Somewhere inside a tabula rasa passed off as an office space, a diligent worker is rewarded with a five-minute "dance experience."
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2025
Her desire for a global tabula rasa outstrips that of even the most fanatical Red Guards, who still dominate her mental landscape.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2024
The top is a tabula rasa of post-pandemic young adulthood, ready to absorb and reflect the 2023 equivalent of those aforementioned references: It looks like TikTok, tastes like espresso martinis and sounds like Dua Lipa.
From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2023
They've made my head into a tabula rasa for the various restorers.
From Miss Cayley's Adventures by Allen, Grant
