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
Brian Burns was new to the team and seems more like a steady sounding board.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
The Rays are an option, allowing Martinez to play close to his home in Ft. Lauderdale and be a sounding board for their (always) young lineup.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
And Snow provides a sounding board for first-year DC John Butler, elevated from secondary coach.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Advisors act as a sounding board, a second set of eyes, and an accountability partner.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
The Rays are an option, allowing Martinez to play close to his home in Ft. Lauderdale and be a sounding board for their (always) young lineup.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
And Snow provides a sounding board for first-year DC John Butler, elevated from secondary coach.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Advisors act as a sounding board, a second set of eyes, and an accountability partner.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sounding board
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounding board
Noun
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These dates don't line up with calendar quarters and so can easily be missed, experts said.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
15 June 2025
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The younger generation isn’t just reluctant to have kids, but also to get married due to bleak job prospects, a high cost of living and a gender-biased corporate culture that adds extra burdens for women and working mothers, experts say.—
Alix Martichoux,
The Hill,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Musk, though a frequent presence in the West Wing, was technically an unpaid adviser.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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The university in 2023 held an Influencers Bootcamp, a two-day event hosting faculty and advisers from schools around the country, HBCUs included, to learn more about the program and potential careers in the industry.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
Noun
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In 2019, the General Assembly passed a bill censoring the speech of counselors who discuss gender identity.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
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The fund provides a wide range of mental health services including personalized recommendations for mental health counselors and psychiatrists, including grants to help offset the costs to anyone in the music industry.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
5 June 2025
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“Sounding board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding%20board. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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