blank slate

noun

1. tabula rasa.

Example Sentences

A Porter Ranch family lost their huge terraced yard to the 2019 Saddleridge fire, but it gave them a blank slate to create a fire-resistant native habitat.

From Los Angeles Times

There was a silver lining, however: They now had a blank slate to create a new landscape heavy on the California native shrubs and other water-saving Mediterranean-climate plants Margaret had long wanted to install.

From Los Angeles Times

Fifty-seven percent had no opinion of Hochman — suggesting he’s something of a blank slate for undecideds — but he also seems to appeal to swaths of voters.

From Los Angeles Times

Stan plays Trump as a blank slate.

From Salon

Nyong’o is tasked initially with playing, essentially, a cheery blank slate.

From Los Angeles Times