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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 boards
These partner-managers operate as mentors and sounding boards of sorts.
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Marlow Stern,
Variety,
2 June 2026
Throughout their respective ups and downs, the brothers leaned on one another as sounding boards.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
Beyond programs, the clubs connect children with trusted adults and older children who can serve as role models and sounding boards.
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Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
These club-like bodies have also served as sounding boards for the Academy’s leadership during challenging times for the organization, and, in turn, the organization’s leaders have provided a support system for affinity groups during challenging times for their communities.
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Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Mentors in and out of your company can be invaluable sounding boards.
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Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
2 June 2026
Throughout their respective ups and downs, the brothers leaned on one another as sounding boards.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
Beyond programs, the clubs connect children with trusted adults and older children who can serve as role models and sounding boards.
—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
These club-like bodies have also served as sounding boards for the Academy’s leadership during challenging times for the organization, and, in turn, the organization’s leaders have provided a support system for affinity groups during challenging times for their communities.
—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Mentors in and out of your company can be invaluable sounding boards.
—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounding boards
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The district continues to face ongoing challenges from declining enrollment and chronic absenteeism — both apparently exacerbated by federal deportation threats, according to some experts.
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In recent months, Google DeepMind, Meta and Anthropic have begun to hire experts in psychology, philosophy and ethics in order to research the topics of machine consciousness and AI welfare.
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Generally, the extremely rich need advisors who can oversee complex financial issues and intergenerational wealth, said Cerulli's Horton.
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Gen Z is a financially proactive generation – interested in finance, willing to talk openly about financial struggles and engaging financial advisors sooner than previous generations.
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Starting at age 10, kids can also sign up as counselors-in-training, helping younger campers in the morning and taking classes with their own age group in the afternoon.
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The labor deals include some new hiring of counselors and restoring tech workers who had been designated for layoffs.
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This article was created by content specialists using various tools, including AI.
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The Scottish lawyer was one of the smartest, most formidable specialists in the luxury business, with a reputation that carried internationally and a vast roll call of clients.
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“Sounding boards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding%20boards. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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