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
Mentors in and out of your company can be invaluable sounding boards.
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Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Treat it as a sounding board for album names, tour titles and hook ideas… the stuff that would make your spouse or best friend groan.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
So, just being there as a creative sounding board is my main job.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2025
The 32-year-old has since become a sounding board for other players and advocated for greater support around family planning during her time on the WTA Players’ Council.
—Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
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Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Treat it as a sounding board for album names, tour titles and hook ideas… the stuff that would make your spouse or best friend groan.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
So, just being there as a creative sounding board is my main job.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2025
The 32-year-old has since become a sounding board for other players and advocated for greater support around family planning during her time on the WTA Players’ Council.
—Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounding board
Noun
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The increase — up from 1 in 36 children in 2020 — continues a long-term trend that experts have largely attributed to better understanding of and screening for the condition.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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For something more immersive, the resort brings in expert wellness practitioners for week-long retreats.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Harold Hamm The oil billionaire and Continental Resources founder has been an informal adviser to Trump on energy issues.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The artisans also had access to a military advisor, Dan Karbler, who was accessible at all times.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Barkan’s was one of several unsuccessful progressive campaigns Mamdani worked on before getting a job as a foreclosure prevention counselor at a nonprofit.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The next month, Holliday traveled to Akron and completed six sessions over two days at Emerge, according to a letter from Emerge counselors filed in a lawsuit.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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Saturday’s flight was the 13th with supplies for Gaza by Samaritan’s Purse and its disaster response specialists.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
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It was instead broadcast via a specialist beauty and pageantry streaming service.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Sounding board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding%20board. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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