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starting with a clean slate

starting with a clean slate is the present participle and gerund of start with a clean slate.

Meaning of start with a clean slate

Verb

start with a clean slate (third-person singular simple present starts with a clean slate, present participle starting with a clean slate, simple past and past participle started with a clean slate)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of start with a clean sheet.

Questions about starting with a clean slate

What is starting with a clean slate the present participle and gerund of?
Starting with a clean slate is the present participle and gerund of start with a clean slate.

Words near starting with a clean slate in the dictionary

  1. starting times
  2. starting up
  3. starting up on
  4. starting with a clean sheet
  5. starting with a clean sheet of paper
  6. starting with a clean slate
  7. startingly
  8. startings
  9. startish
  10. startle
  11. startle reflex

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