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
These efforts extend to details such as correct engine note sounds, as well as acting as a valuable sounding board for producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joe Kosinski.
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Luke Smith, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur often consults with Bisaccia during games and uses him as a sounding board.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Cheryl Hamada rounds out the cast as Marilyn, Ren’s agent and longtime friend who serves as the screenwriter’s sounding board, unofficial therapist and deliverer of tough truths — not to mention some witty one-liners.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Brian Burns was new to the team and seems more like a steady sounding board.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Luke Smith, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur often consults with Bisaccia during games and uses him as a sounding board.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Cheryl Hamada rounds out the cast as Marilyn, Ren’s agent and longtime friend who serves as the screenwriter’s sounding board, unofficial therapist and deliverer of tough truths — not to mention some witty one-liners.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Brian Burns was new to the team and seems more like a steady sounding board.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounding board
Noun
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There are a few items our experts say are acceptable to hang up or place on a drying rack to dry naturally instead of tossing in the dryer.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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An in-house team of economic experts at Anthropic plan to award 20 to 50 global research grants of up to $50,000 each, and provide free access to Anthropic’s AI products to assist in the analysis.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Musk, though a frequent presence in the West Wing, was technically an unpaid adviser.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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The university in 2023 held an Influencers Bootcamp, a two-day event hosting faculty and advisers from schools around the country, HBCUs included, to learn more about the program and potential careers in the industry.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Until recently, the Trevor Project’s national crisis hotline offered 24/7 support from counselors trained specifically to meet those needs.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2025
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No high school counselor will say this outright—but students should understand that the playing field, while not rigged, is hardly level. 4.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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“Sounding board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding%20board. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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