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
The group included Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, who became sounding boards for a young Vansaghi, who went on to attend the U.S. National Development Program (USNDP) and Michigan State University.
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Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Laffont and Parker are Renée’s primary sounding boards for their investigation into Driscoll, Olivas, and the other dirty cops, and Rawls pounds the pavement to search for witnesses and suspects to their various cold cases.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 July 2025
My hope is that George and others Sanders trusts remain sounding boards, providing advice.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 July 2025
Beyond being a sounding board for health questions, AI is also expanding into physical clinics.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 3 July 2025
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Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Laffont and Parker are Renée’s primary sounding boards for their investigation into Driscoll, Olivas, and the other dirty cops, and Rawls pounds the pavement to search for witnesses and suspects to their various cold cases.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 July 2025
My hope is that George and others Sanders trusts remain sounding boards, providing advice.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 July 2025
Beyond being a sounding board for health questions, AI is also expanding into physical clinics.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounding board
Noun
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Some cybersecurity experts disputed Musk’s claims that a state actor was responsible.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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There are many creative ways to squeeze more walking into your day, experts said.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Brian Stettin, Adams’ senior adviser on severe mental illness, said the new powers would primarily be used to forcibly hospitalize drug addicts living on the streets.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Paul Vallas is an adviser for the Illinois Policy Institute.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The episode begins when Mr. Mackey loses his job as counselor of South Park Elementary.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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During the scenes, Mr. Mackay — who became an ICE officer after being fired from his job as a South Park Elementary counselor because of a cut in funding from the Department of Education — works under Noem’s watch.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Sounding board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding%20board. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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