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or counselling
1
as in talking
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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2
as in coaching
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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3
as in advising
to give advice to
perhaps a psychologist would be better qualified to counsel you
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as in suggesting
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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or counselling
as in consulting
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or counselling
as in reassurance
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Recent Examples of counseling
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
No one is screening Asians out of counseling programs, for example, even if they are designed specifically to meet Hispanic needs and not others.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
The proceeds will go towards Forchas’ medical care, counseling for her and her brother, and supporting the family.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
All were already receiving medication, counseling, or both.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
No one is screening Asians out of counseling programs, for example, even if they are designed specifically to meet Hispanic needs and not others.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
The woman denies counseling parents to hide their child's gender.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
The proceeds will go towards Forchas’ medical care, counseling for her and her brother, and supporting the family.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counseling
Verb
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As the president of a consulting firm that specializes in IBP, here’s why executives may consider implementing the IBP framework, along with how you can get started.—
Tom Strohl,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In 2008, Maddalena left her executive position to establish a consulting firm specializing in leadership development.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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As has become tradition, the ads will reference trends and conversations in college football like the coaching hot seat, flag planting and quarterbacks sliding in the draft.—
Kristi Dosh,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But Frieder accepted the head coaching position at Arizona State, and furious Wolverines AD Bo Schembechler fired him.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The bank is advising its clients to take that change seriously, Sarah Kapnick, its global head of climate advisory, told Semafor.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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One woman, who identified herself only as Alice, questioned why the county wasn’t advising individuals living here illegally to self-deport.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The original wording suggesting that Soliman faced murder charges in Iraq had been included in the government’s successful argument for keeping him in custody.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement In one of several choreographed gestures suggesting a special and intimate relationship between Russia and India, Putin gave Modi a ride in his presidential limousine to their bilateral meeting in Tianjin.—
Shyam Saran,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Also appearing at the briefing were Gold and Gallaudet, who joined the organization's advisory board in February 2025.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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However, with hybrid firms, fiduciary duty applies only in an advisory role; and when acting as a broker, hybrids are governed by Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI).—
Andy Busser,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Companies want reassurance that you will not get slowed down by unfamiliar systems but will instead jump in and keep things moving.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Despite the confident reassurances of my midwife that babies do not wean themselves, my daughter did.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The next battleground is the execution layer, where the question becomes not just who builds the models, but who profits when AI stops talking and starts acting for users.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kelly began the livestream upon the news of Kirk's shooting in Utah and learned of his death while talking with Glenn Beck.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jones provided those services to the youth mentoring group for its annual conferences between 2019 and 2024 under a different audiovisual company, American Electronic Entertainment, 100 Black Men of America confirmed.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Matt Parlow has spent much of his career at Chapman University mentoring students, guiding faculty and leading major initiatives in roles that ranged from law professor to law school dean to executive vice president and chief advancement officer.—
Melanie Marshall,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Counseling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counseling. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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