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wipe the slate clean
phrase as in absolve
phrase as in bury the hatchet
phrase as in cancel
Strong matches
phrase as in exculpate
phrase as in exonerate
phrase as in forgive
Strong matches
phrase as in go back to square one
phrase as in overlook
phrase as in pardon
phrase as in release
Strong matches
Example Sentences
"This is the Budget that is needed to wipe the slate clean and to put our public finances on a firm trajectory," she said.
This Budget will “wipe the slate clean on the fiscal fiction” of the previous government, sources suggest to me.
I didn’t start out as strong but I’m getting better, so I think we might need to wipe the slate clean and start over.
The government said that during the meeting participants had "agreed to wipe the slate clean and begin a new relationship of respect and collaboration to help deliver the government's first mission - to kickstart economic growth".
And while he still has his father's support, President Biden says he has no plans to attempt to wipe the slate clean for him.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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