as in expert
a person or group with whom you discuss ideas to see if the ideas are good
My friend is my sounding board for new ideas.
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Recent Examples of sounding board
Advisors act as a sounding board, a second set of eyes, and an accountability partner.
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True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Kerr leaned on his longtime friend and former Arizona teammate Bruce Fraser as a confidant and sounding board.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
After spending two years as Young’s sideline sounding board, Dalton’s future is somewhat open-ended, despite his outspoken desire to stick around.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2025
At its best, their devotion creates something symbiotic — a real-life sounding board for his ideas.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
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True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Kerr leaned on his longtime friend and former Arizona teammate Bruce Fraser as a confidant and sounding board.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
After spending two years as Young’s sideline sounding board, Dalton’s future is somewhat open-ended, despite his outspoken desire to stick around.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2025
At its best, their devotion creates something symbiotic — a real-life sounding board for his ideas.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sounding board
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounding board
Noun
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Remediation began in 2019; however, further work is at risk with the Trump administration’s near elimination of USAID, leaving it unclear if there will be any American experts in Vietnam in charge of administering this complex project.—
Pamela McElwee,
The Conversation,
28 Apr. 2025
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Many lawmakers and industry experts around the country have also deemed EV mandates unworkable due to insufficient charging infrastructure.—
Albert R. Wynn,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His former White House political adviser Steve Bannon appeared to coin the idea during Trump's first term.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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But fundamentally, Elon is going to remain a friend and an adviser of both me and the president.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Another 50 students are expected to join the program this fall when the school launches its second career track in human and social services — focused on jobs such as being a social worker or counselor.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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In Half Moon Bay, Belinda Arriaga, a mental health counselor who works with migrant farmworkers, said the pope was a symbol of justice and inclusion.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Sounding board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding%20board. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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