as in advisers
a person who gives advice especially professionally
a consultant in public relations to a number of large corporations
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Recent Examples of consultants
But some Democratic consultants are also pushing the idea, arguing that the party has little left to lose after years of statewide losses.
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Vendors and consultants know AI and the LLMs better than the employees of all but the most technology-intensive companies.
—Emily Acton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The trio’s nimble performances are given sprightly support by Da’Vine Joy Randolph and John Early as consultants trying to guide their clients to the best possible hereafter.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
In 1967, the district had hired consultants from the University of Oregon to develop a plan aimed at overcoming the challenges of attendance zones and white flight.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
She’s brought in outside consultants to help the finance office fix its inefficient accounting systems, drawing praise from state officials.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In Golden Hill/South Park, community members spent thousands of hours in hearings over eight years to provide input to parks and recreation staff and consultants for the department’s updated 2016 Community Plan.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Partners, coworkers, and lactation consultants can all help troubleshoot challenges, says Tribus.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 28 Aug. 2025
Amazon recently spent over $17 million on union avoidance consultants, sometimes even hiring them directly as managers.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Vendors and consultants know AI and the LLMs better than the employees of all but the most technology-intensive companies.
—Emily Acton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The trio’s nimble performances are given sprightly support by Da’Vine Joy Randolph and John Early as consultants trying to guide their clients to the best possible hereafter.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
In 1967, the district had hired consultants from the University of Oregon to develop a plan aimed at overcoming the challenges of attendance zones and white flight.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
She’s brought in outside consultants to help the finance office fix its inefficient accounting systems, drawing praise from state officials.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In Golden Hill/South Park, community members spent thousands of hours in hearings over eight years to provide input to parks and recreation staff and consultants for the department’s updated 2016 Community Plan.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Partners, coworkers, and lactation consultants can all help troubleshoot challenges, says Tribus.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 28 Aug. 2025
Amazon recently spent over $17 million on union avoidance consultants, sometimes even hiring them directly as managers.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consultants
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Biden advisers have met with officials operating 12 of the 13 presidential libraries with a brick-and-mortar presence that the National Archives and Records Administration manages.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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Some were plagued by bad investments and unscrupulous advisors.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Taiwanese policy experts fear that this lack of access to the president will make renegotiating the tariffs impossible.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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One major concern experts have flagged is liquidity risks in private asset funds.—
Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Seclusion and restraint The use of restraint and seclusion practices to address disabled students’ behavioral issues has increasingly become a debated issue among education specialists.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
8 Sep. 2025
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The county is in the midst of hiring 37 people into new positions — ranging from fire management officers to geographic information specialists to several firefighting crews — to ensure rapid responses to fires that break out.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Impressive responses from initial rollout Though the Automotive AI Certification Program only recently became widely available, an earlier soft rollout saw 2,000 dealership professionals enroll and begin working through the training.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Nolthenius hopes that more astronomers – professionals and amateurs – will turn their eyes to the skies to observe Quaoar's occultations.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The district says the money will help pay for a laundry list of programs, such as all-day kindergarten at all grade schools; the universal free breakfast program; pre-K centers; expanded career-technical education programs; and additional social workers, counselors and behavior specialists.—
Kevin Richert,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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Over the past two months, Texans have used green ribbons with bows to commemorate the lives lost in the July 4 Hill Country flooding, which killed more than 100 people, including more than two dozen girls and counselors from Camp Mystic in Hunt.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Consultants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consultants. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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