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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 board
Brooks heaps praise on to Curtis, 67, who portrays Mackey's onscreen aunt and sounding board for advice in the movie.
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The councilmember, whose District 1 includes Pacific Beach, La Jolla, Carmel Valley, Torrey Pines and Del Mar Mesa, served as a sounding board for the community during the meeting.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
Blue Lights episodes, which are informed by the testimony of dozens of ex-officers, capture exactly that unease, and Roy is a blunt sounding board for the show’s cast and creators.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Rodgers, in return, served as a sounding board to Rudolph on everything from football to politics to life in general, a departure from relationships with some of the players Rudolph shared the quarterback room with during his initial run with the Steelers.
—CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The councilmember, whose District 1 includes Pacific Beach, La Jolla, Carmel Valley, Torrey Pines and Del Mar Mesa, served as a sounding board for the community during the meeting.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
Blue Lights episodes, which are informed by the testimony of dozens of ex-officers, capture exactly that unease, and Roy is a blunt sounding board for the show’s cast and creators.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Rodgers, in return, served as a sounding board to Rudolph on everything from football to politics to life in general, a departure from relationships with some of the players Rudolph shared the quarterback room with during his initial run with the Steelers.
—CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounding board
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Sign up for our free daily newsletter for the latest hacks, expert advice, and more!—
Emily Benda Gaylord,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
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According to West Singhbhum Deputy Commissioner Chandan Kumar, officials are also working to help people in nearby villages relocate while wildlife experts attempt to track down the elephant.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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But with his broadcast duties, the Hall of Fame quarterback has been more of a pitchman and advisor than hands-on architect.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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After stepping out to accommodate Paigyn’s daily noon meditation, Ainsley heads straight to the admissions office to plead her case with advisor, Greta (Miriam Silverman).—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Having no cool aunt of my own and no elder sisters, just teenage babysitters and camp counselors (each with their own unique but tenuous grasp on anatomy and reproductive science), the book felt warm, inviting, and—perhaps most important to my terrified, bleeding, self—safe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Carol, who now works as a counselor after a career shift in her fifties, isn’t interested in trying to gloss up the factors that led to her creatively brilliant and warmhearted son’s death.—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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The voluntary program allows local districts and private schools to train employees or hire armed specialists to respond to active threats.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, print specialist Armand Clark kept an eye on a huge glossy banner for an upcoming event at the Minnesota Children’s Museum that was slowly emerging from a large-format printer.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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