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
Among his duties in San Diego, Black figures to be a sounding board for first-year manager Craig Stammen, who, like Black, is a rare pitcher turned skipper.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Magazine, the Gladiator star, who has been a friend of Kidman for a while, has taken on the role of sounding board.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2026
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza, one of Espada’s close friends, comes to mind as a potential sounding board.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Aikman will discuss candidates with Ross, participate in interviews and serve as something of a sounding board.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Magazine, the Gladiator star, who has been a friend of Kidman for a while, has taken on the role of sounding board.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2026
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza, one of Espada’s close friends, comes to mind as a potential sounding board.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Aikman will discuss candidates with Ross, participate in interviews and serve as something of a sounding board.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounding board
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Wright has hinted more orders could be coming this year, which experts say could continue inflating customer bills around the nation.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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The rival bids have drawn scrutiny from antitrust experts and lawmakers, who worry that either death could reduce competition in an entertainment industry already dominated by streaming giants.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Feb. 2026
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Adam Mendelsohn, a communications adviser and former deputy chief of staff to Schwarzenegger as governor, said there’s an appetite in California for greater accountability under what is essentially single-party rule.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Martin is an emergency physician and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, having previously served as an adviser in the Office of the Vice President under Kamala Harris and a White House Fellow in the White House Office of Public Engagement.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Suzie juggles counselors, nurses, social workers, community agencies, and teachers--retelling her story again and again just to solve one problem.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Hair stylist Jonathan Van Ness, counselor Karamo Brown, chef Antoni Porowski, interior designer Bobby Berk (through season 8; Jeremiah Brent takes over in season 9), and fashion expert Tan France are the fairy godparents dreams are made of.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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Competing on a shredded ligament sounds risky for long-term knee health, but that’s not necessarily the case, Daniel Kaplan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at NYU Langone Health, tells SELF.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
3 Feb. 2026
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Increasingly, kickers are not kids who played soccer most of their lives but dedicated specialists who have trained for this role since elementary school.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Sounding board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding%20board. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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