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as in representatives
a person who acts or does business for another
talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate
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as in lawyers
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
finished law school and became an attorney
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Recent Examples of attorneys
Some attorneys are willing to offer a brief consultation or connect with employers to discuss alternatives for no charge.
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Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Expect their attorneys to attack the credibility of witnesses who have agreed to cooperate with the government and implicate Rozier, Billups, and Jones in exchange for receiving a pass or a lower charge.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
King’s defense attorneys Matt Smid and Mark Daniel say that Good’s motives are political.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
He was released on conditions after an an agreement between prosecutors and defense attorneys, according to KGW.
—Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
In late May, the majority of bar advocates — private attorneys contracted by the state to represent criminal defendants — at the district court level in Middlesex and Suffolk counties instituted a work stoppage citing low pay and unsustainable work loads.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Both times, that meant paying immigration attorneys, sending the federal government tax records, every detail of her and her husband’s bank accounts, photos of their family, letters of recommendation.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
This becomes even more egregious when that failure is purposeful, yet not all attorneys are held equal under the law.
—Micah Kimball, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
The same day the Justice Department was granted a pause in the transgender care case, DOJ attorneys were granted another pause in a case where California, Massachusetts, and other states challenged the mass firings at the Department of Education.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Expect their attorneys to attack the credibility of witnesses who have agreed to cooperate with the government and implicate Rozier, Billups, and Jones in exchange for receiving a pass or a lower charge.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
King’s defense attorneys Matt Smid and Mark Daniel say that Good’s motives are political.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
He was released on conditions after an an agreement between prosecutors and defense attorneys, according to KGW.
—Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
In late May, the majority of bar advocates — private attorneys contracted by the state to represent criminal defendants — at the district court level in Middlesex and Suffolk counties instituted a work stoppage citing low pay and unsustainable work loads.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Both times, that meant paying immigration attorneys, sending the federal government tax records, every detail of her and her husband’s bank accounts, photos of their family, letters of recommendation.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
This becomes even more egregious when that failure is purposeful, yet not all attorneys are held equal under the law.
—Micah Kimball, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
The same day the Justice Department was granted a pause in the transgender care case, DOJ attorneys were granted another pause in a case where California, Massachusetts, and other states challenged the mass firings at the Department of Education.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attorneys
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According to Kroll Settlement Administration, the settlement fund covers attorney’s fees and expenses up to $200,000, service award to class representatives up to $3,000 and settlement administration costs, which are still to be determined.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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While Coca-Cola had not issued a formal announcement about the return of the low-calorie, sugar-free beverage, company representatives reportedly confirmed the news during the recent National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) trade show in Chicago.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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But the lack of transparency and due process are similar, and there are few to no guarantees of the safety of people whom ICE agents remove, often without identifying themselves, and move around without notifying the family or lawyers of the detained.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Defense lawyers did not call any witnesses and said that the core of the case, military statements taken over 50 years ago, were manifestly unreliable, with no independent supporting evidence offered to back the prosecution case.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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On Miller’s ballot, the witness section was signed using her mother’s name, deputies said.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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It was headed by Khlopin, a specialist in the chemistry of radioactive materials, who was to be assisted by two deputies—Vernadsky, whose area was geology and mineralogy, and Abram Ioffe, the country’s leading nuclear physicist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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More than 300 full and non-voting delegates of the powerful Central Committee will gather in Beijing for the closed-door plenum, one of seven meetings typically held within five years, between party congresses.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Inflation has been a key focal point among delegates at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings this week.—
Chloe Taylor,Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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Bennett Lawson, who represents the 44th Ward, told CBS Chicago that tear gas was set off when neighbors protested federal agents pulling a construction worker from a home in Lakeview.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Last week, Judge Ellis ordered agents equipped with body cameras to activate them during immigration enforcement and public interactions.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, successful managers scale, while the unsuccessful fade.—
Mike Terwilliger,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unlike a host of seedy managers looking to make a quick buck, Landau had real care and compassion for Springsteen.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Putin’s cabinet ministers now encourage young women to forgo higher education and have babies—as many of them as possible.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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That also applies to the current de facto annexation being carried out by radical settlers and extremist ministers in Netanyahu’s cabinet.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Attorneys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attorneys. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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