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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
Mentors in and out of your company can be invaluable sounding boards.
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Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounding boards
Noun
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Anderson attempted to conclude the segment by reminding the audience that experts recommend people scrub their toes every day.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Most plans give you about 180 days from the date of the denial notice to appeal internally, but experts say not to wait.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
7 Oct. 2025
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Breakeven age is only a guideline, advisors said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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On April 29, 2024, as these tactical debates were playing out within the prosecutor’s office, Khan’s accuser burst into tears in front of a female colleague, and did so again, later that day, in the office of one of Khan’s senior advisers.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Researchers, educators and policymakers have relied on this data to form conclusions and shape policy about American education — everything from how high school counselors should be spending their days to when students should start taking higher-level math classes.—
Carmela Guaglianone,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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These laws compel an affirmation-only approach to treatment plans and impose a chilling effect on counselors otherwise willing to intervene, challenge, or outright attempt to disrupt a child’s feelings of dysphoria, as opposed to fueling their gender confusion.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Sounding boards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding%20boards. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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