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from scratch

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

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One group of students is building a small airplane from scratch, which they say will be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Facing that volume, Ukraine built a counterdrone industry from scratch: cheap, mass-produced interceptor drones costing $1,000 to $2,500 per unit, capable of destroying targets autonomously.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

After treatment, the oral microbiome has to rebuild itself from scratch.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

"This means that tech companies in China, when they're building a new AI model, don't have to start from scratch," says Olson.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

She rarely dropped by Dofla Leila’s anymore with a new strain of hibiscus she’d sprouted or a batch of pastelitos she’d made from scratch.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez