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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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I lived part of my teen years in Brasília, the capital built from scratch whose architecture and urban planning have drawn equal parts fascination and disdain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

This week, Canva released an overhaul of its AI-driven platform that it said will allow users to design assets including marketing campaigns and pitch decks from scratch through a back-and-forth chatbot discussion.

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

"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

“What Luke told you back on the Princess Andromeda, about starting the world from scratch ... that really got to you, huh?”

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan