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
Advisors act as a sounding board, a second set of eyes, and an accountability partner.
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True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Kerr leaned on his longtime friend and former Arizona teammate Bruce Fraser as a confidant and sounding board.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
After spending two years as Young’s sideline sounding board, Dalton’s future is somewhat open-ended, despite his outspoken desire to stick around.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2025
At its best, their devotion creates something symbiotic — a real-life sounding board for his ideas.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
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True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Kerr leaned on his longtime friend and former Arizona teammate Bruce Fraser as a confidant and sounding board.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
After spending two years as Young’s sideline sounding board, Dalton’s future is somewhat open-ended, despite his outspoken desire to stick around.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2025
At its best, their devotion creates something symbiotic — a real-life sounding board for his ideas.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounding board
Noun
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Many lawmakers and industry experts around the country have also deemed EV mandates unworkable due to insufficient charging infrastructure.—
Albert R. Wynn,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2025
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Various studies from researchers around the world, including experts at the University of Arizona and Tulane University say drought, sea level rise, severe storms and dredging are partly to blame for the increase in frequency and swatch of saltwater intrusion.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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He was corrected by former White House senior adviser Mike Donilon, who is currently a spring resident fellow at IOP and worked on Biden's reelection campaign.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and White House Faith Office senior adviser Paula White will also attend.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Apr. 2025
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Another 50 students are expected to join the program this fall when the school launches its second career track in human and social services — focused on jobs such as being a social worker or counselor.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Cardinals are special bishops and other Vatican officials who serve as the pope’s counselors and visually distinguish themselves with a red cloak.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Sounding board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding%20board. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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