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
While Hamilton County has a community advisory board not unlike Cincinnati, Schuler said the county organization acts as a community sounding board.
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Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2026
During those years, Leigh Anne was a sounding board for her husband.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
Baker spoke to Tony Vitello only once before the Giants hired him out of the college ranks, but Baker is sure to be a major sounding board for San Francisco’s new manager, and his first bit of advice for Vitello is simple.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2026
Hamid had an eye toward bringing on another partner who’d be his counterpart, sounding board, and sometime foil.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
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Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2026
During those years, Leigh Anne was a sounding board for her husband.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
Baker spoke to Tony Vitello only once before the Giants hired him out of the college ranks, but Baker is sure to be a major sounding board for San Francisco’s new manager, and his first bit of advice for Vitello is simple.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2026
Hamid had an eye toward bringing on another partner who’d be his counterpart, sounding board, and sometime foil.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounding board
Noun
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Elder law experts warn that the best protection against uncertainty, exploitation or government infringement of your independence is to plan ahead, early and often.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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For its 310 students and more than 80 children from infants to toddlers, Greenland represents a second chance at school that is free from stigma and, experts say, a model for how young mothers can be reintegrated into education.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On December 27, 2017, Robin Rosenzweig, the wife of Elliott Broidy and a legal adviser to his investment firm, received what appeared to be a security alert from Google, asking for her Gmail password.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lewandowski had been an unpaid adviser to Noem.—
Nate Raymond,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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When Bowens was pregnant with the first of her six children more than two decades ago, a counselor recommended a doula.—
Laura Ungar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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He's been scouring the area to find the cheapest gas while juggling two jobs, as a youth counselor for a Boys and Girls Club in nearby Carson and a private fitness trainer.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Kari Shinneman, a tax specialist at H&R Block, was among those watching the scene develop on Monday after evacuating her office when smoke began flowing in through the ceiling tiles.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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The internal medicine specialist said that, while health screenings have been the main services offered in the two mobile clinics to date, the plan is to use these resources to research how the ability to visit patients can help close the treatment loop after discharge.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Sounding board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding%20board. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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