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
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.
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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
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
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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
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
See All Example Sentences for sounding board
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounding board
Noun
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Only 20 experts out of the roughly 525 who did the work at USAID's Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance and its Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Relief are being hired by PRM, the source said.—
Jonathan Landay,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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By not smoking, moving more, managing your weight, and sticking with a healthy diet (such as the Mediterranean diet), according to experts.—
Stacey Colino,
Time,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Offline, good advisers often employ the tactic of laying out a narrative around a problem before launching into their recommendation — a framework reflected on TikTok, where creators tend to blend advice with a personal story.—
Eliza Brooke,
Vox,
23 May 2025
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Jonathan Powell, Britain’s national-security adviser, who helped to broker the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, took a leading role in the negotiations, and there were subsequent meetings between the two sides in March and in April.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
Noun
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That meant outdated textbooks, overcrowded classrooms and not enough counselors, nurses or special education services.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Support that may be offered include connecting with support groups, psychologists and counselors, and support from religious or spiritual leaders.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
28 May 2025
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“Sounding board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding%20board. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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