sounding board
nounDefinition of sounding board
1a
: a structure behind or over a pulpit, rostrum, or platform to give distinctness and sonority to sound
b
: a device or agency that helps propagate opinions or utterances
c
: a person or group on whom one tries out an idea or opinion as a means of evaluating it
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Examples of sounding board in a Sentence
My friend is my sounding board for new ideas.
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All those voices have the potential to be a sounding board for a fashion industry that’s in constant damage control over cultural missteps. — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, "Fashion needs more powerful black voices — so Ethan Miller created a new way to help," 5 Sep. 2019 The first and most important stop, advocates for the elderly say, is the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, a nonprofit that seeks to help families in long-term care by providing a sounding board and resource center. — John Caniglia, cleveland.com, "How to find the best fit in assisted living," 23 June 2019 An act of kindness, a gesture of friendliness or just being a sounding board for someone will change the way others view you as well as bring you personal satisfaction. — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, "Horoscopes: July 6, 2019," 6 July 2019 This could be by sharing information or being a sounding board for them at times or just being grateful for the relationship. — Liz Bentley, Marie Claire, "How to Find a Mentor at Work According to a Career Coach," 4 June 2019 Her father, Daryl Schiff, led the group, while her mother worked the sound board. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "8 Fascinating Things About 'America's Got Talent' Guest Judge Martina McBride," 31 July 2018 Friendly and eager to act the sounding board for new ideas, Trout is always happy when people stop in to talk cooking — or even a little frontier history. — Griffin Jackson, chicagotribune.com, "Have global tastes but want a hometown feel? Consider Lincoln Square living," 24 Aug. 2017 The point was to encourage each other, be a sounding board, and try to pick new skills by doing the exercises and watching the instructional videos provided by Lean In. — Katherine Goldstein, Vox, "I was a Sheryl Sandberg superfan. Then her “Lean In” advice failed me.," 6 Dec. 2018 For most women, your money mentor should be your sounding board for new jobs and salary. — Latoya Peterson, Teen Vogue, "What's A Money Mentor, and Do You Need One?," 7 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sounding board.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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