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
Find someone who can be a sounding board and wise adviser with high mutual trust.
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Gregory Crawford, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Consider who in your network acts as a role model, coach, connector, sounding board, sponsor, or influencer.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Popular on Variety His longtime manager Chris Thomas coordinated the recording of the track and aided in clearing the sample, while Harlow’s label, Generation Now, acted as a sounding board for Harlow.
—Mike Wass, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
The company imagines Sora not as a filmmaker but as a filmmaker's sounding board.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Gregory Crawford, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Consider who in your network acts as a role model, coach, connector, sounding board, sponsor, or influencer.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Popular on Variety His longtime manager Chris Thomas coordinated the recording of the track and aided in clearing the sample, while Harlow’s label, Generation Now, acted as a sounding board for Harlow.
—Mike Wass, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
The company imagines Sora not as a filmmaker but as a filmmaker's sounding board.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounding board
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Trump's missing the point on DEI and meritocracy, experts say Meanwhile, the three department employees who spoke to ABC News said they're completely stumped on why they were issued administrative leave notices.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
3 Feb. 2025
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If businesses can’t fill jobs because of mass deportations, prices could go up, experts have warned.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Roth worked for the FCC during the first Trump administration as a legal adviser in the Wireline Competition Bureau, and later a wireline adviser for Republican FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
4 Feb. 2025
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His national security adviser, Michael Waltz, had pushed back earlier on Tuesday on a suggestion that Trump would try to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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For additional help, the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline has professional crisis counselors available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 170 languages.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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To receive access to one-on-one confidential support with a mental health counselor, please reach out to our wellness partners.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Sounding board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding%20board. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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