Meanings
verbstart 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)
present singular third person starts with a clean slate · participle present starting with a clean slate · participle past started with a clean slate · past started with a clean slate
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verbSynonym of start with a clean sheet.
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start with a clean slate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/start%20with%20a%20clean%20slate
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“start with a clean slate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/start%20with%20a%20clean%20slate. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “start with a clean slate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/start%20with%20a%20clean%20slate.
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