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from scratch

ADVERB
from the very beginning
Synonyms
WEAK
from square one from the ground up from the top initially

Example Sentences

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The students did not begin entirely from scratch.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

The American woman, who does not speak Spanish, admits it's been difficult to start from scratch in an unfamiliar country.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

They say renovating crumbling Soviet-era buildings is more expensive than starting from scratch, and that the region urgently needs more housing for its rapidly growing population of some 80 million.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

They weren’t starting from scratch: They built on an existing base of manufacturers, suppliers and expertise and the presence of major customers such as Nvidia and Apple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

I take a shower, then make tomato soup from scratch for lunch.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan