sounding board

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 Our job as advisers is to help clients address problems with effective solutions, be a sounding board, and point out when their emotions may be getting the best of them. Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024 Lean On Key Stakeholders For Advice Use key stakeholders, the community and your constituents as sounding boards. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Stylist Cary Robinson—her sounding board for all things chic, who also happens to be her mom—nodded in agreement. Freya Drohan, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024 And in that time since, the actor says his father, 54, has been a sounding board for him, offering advice as needed on various roles or how to act on set. Stacy Lambe, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sounding board 
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Noun
  • However, some tax experts say that higher tariffs would cause a financial burden on low- to moderate-income taxpayers due to the potential for higher consumer costs.
    Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Some experts foresee the biggest impact on retail goods such as electronics and apparel, as the U.S. imports only about 15% of its food supply.
    J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • President-elect Donald Trump used different strategies to tackle the flow of migration to the U.S. during his first term, and that will increase in his second, according to an adviser to the incoming president and former administration official.
    Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Former national security adviser John Bolton predicted in a recent interview that former President Trump will declare victory in the White House race as early as Tuesday night.
    Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Bishop said the organization has been connecting with school counselors in the area and tabling at events to get the word out about its mission.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Less than two years later, the new board has implemented policies banning certain instruction, diminishing school counselors’ responsibilities, gutting behavioral supports and hardening student discipline.
    Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Sounding board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding%20board. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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