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
Beyond that, a producer can also be, for an artist, a trusted confidant, a sounding board for ideas.
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
That support gives them the confidence and a sounding board that their decisions are moving the business in the right direction.
—David Morel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Large language models that power advanced AI chatbots can be impressive sidekicks and sounding boards, to be sure.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
The comment section also became a sounding board for others who felt similarly disillusioned with adulthood.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
That support gives them the confidence and a sounding board that their decisions are moving the business in the right direction.
—David Morel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Large language models that power advanced AI chatbots can be impressive sidekicks and sounding boards, to be sure.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
The comment section also became a sounding board for others who felt similarly disillusioned with adulthood.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounding board
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Then, the movements of these tools guided by the hands of expert human surgeons could be recreated by conventional robotic arms like the ones used in STAR.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
21 July 2025
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Though Haack's solo show may be canceled, the design expert has been working on another special project — her very own champagne line called Clé Cachée.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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In November, the city attorney’s office police legal adviser sent a memorandum detailing how police officers should respond to park ranger calls for service.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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According to Zelenskyy, Ukrainian national security adviser Rustem Umerov has already communicated Kyiv’s proposal to the Russian side.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Fueled by torrential early-morning storms, water engulfed the region’s infamously flood-prone terrain and swept away at least 28 campers and counselors from the beloved girls-only camp, where approximately 750 people were staying, marking one of the most devastated sites that day.—
Janelle Griffith,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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At Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp that sat along the Guadalupe River’s flood plain, 27 campers and counselors were killed, swept away in the raging waters.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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“Sounding board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding%20board. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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