clean slate

NOUN

new start

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fresh start

WEAK

clean hands clean sweep clear conscience new beginning square one tabula rasa

Example Sentences

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"How about a clean slate? Beginning today," she asked him.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

That provides a clean slate for the ensuing bounce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Skipper Stokes said they were starting with a clean slate, despite their miserable record in Australia.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

But that actually gave me a completely clean slate when I became a musician.”

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

Roxbury’s a clean slate, my fingertips the purest chalk.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz