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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
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.
—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
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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While aviation experts continue to emphasize that the risk to air travel remains low – and that potential threats extend beyond airports and planes – the psychological impact is harder to quantify.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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However, as industry experts emphasize, the project’s commercial viability hinges entirely on balancing these premium prices with passenger safety.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Dallas Morning News, after reviewing the internal messages, reported last week that city officials and outside advisers discussed relocation scenarios and took a few council members on site tours that had not been publicly announced.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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In granting a temporary restraining order, the judge ordered the Kennedy Center to provide Beatty with info on the renovation project’s construction plans, budget and experts and advisers who were consulted.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2026
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Fellow teachers supported their colleagues while others questioned what kind of mental health services the students would receive if high school counselors were dismissed.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The union represents teachers, librarians, school healthcare workers and school counselors.—
EdSource,
Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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These units include combat controllers, pararescuemen, and tactical air control specialists.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Access to mental health specialists trained in understanding the risks of violent extremism can make a huge difference, said Brette Steele, president of Eradicate Hate Global Summit, which formed in 2018 in the aftermath of the Tree of Life Synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Sounding boards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding%20boards. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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