Thesaurus results for COUNSELED

counseled

verb

variants or counselled

past tense of counsel

as in consulted

to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem concerned parents counseling about the problem of substance abuse in their community

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as in guided

to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed every year the admissions officer counsels thousands of students about the process of applying to college

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as in advised

to give advice to perhaps a psychologist would be better qualified to counsel you

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as in suggested

to put (something) forward as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action I would counsel caution and deliberation in this sensitive matter

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Recent Examples of counseled Auriemma has, on occasion, counseled Hurley, which made this role reversal so ironic. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026 Chan, addressing the same session, counseled diversifying investors and partners across regions as essential strategy. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026 Prior to his appointment, while serving as DeWine’s lieutenant governor, Husted counseled DeWine on the appointment of the chair of Ohio’s Public Utilities’ Commission, the state’s top utility regulator. —

Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026 Kilgore maybe could have linked up with his former college coach, Rick Stockstill, but Stockstill counseled him to try to expand his network. —

Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026 Davis said having baseball games back at Pittman-Sullivan Park and naming one of the baseball fields after Miller would be a fitting legacy for the man who counseled youth to stay on the right path. —

Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Feb. 2026 Sandlund, who has counseled executives in Walden’s position before, suggests her best strategy is to sit tight. —

Claire Zillman, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026 But every uptick in complexity is another invitation for something not to happen; don’t let, as Voltaire once counseled, the perfect be the enemy of the good. —

Tom Vanderbilt, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025 The trial is expected to last at least another week and perhaps a little more, although Judge Bell has counseled both sides to speed things up. —

Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Dec. 2025

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Culin also consulted with other scholars and collectors to produce his final report 14 years later, which includes over 1,100 illustrations and descriptions of 239 sets of dice from 130 different tribes.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
Her daughter, who had power of attorney, says she was never consulted.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026