variants or counsellor
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as in consultant
a person who gives advice especially professionally a young couple going to a marriage counselor

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Recent Examples of counselor Drill down to specifics As a counselor and parent, Veronica Lichtenstein knows firsthand what Ramos means. Leanne Italie, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025 Until recently, the Trevor Project’s national crisis hotline offered 24/7 support from counselors trained specifically to meet those needs. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025 No high school counselor will say this outright—but students should understand that the playing field, while not rigged, is hardly level. 4. Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025 Since then, callers could press 3 on the phone to be connected to a counselor specifically trained to help LGBTQ+ youth. Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for counselor
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Noun
  • Working with a trainer of behavior consultant to desensitize your dog to fireworks gradually.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 4 July 2025
  • In Metro Manila, there are as many as 70,000 unsold condos, according to property consultant Colliers Philippines.
    Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • However, the family's lawyers are now saying the police had records of his mental and physical state.
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
  • The settlement, which took six years, calls for San Diego to pay $650,000 in legal fees to the plaintiffs’ lawyers.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • The first meeting of new vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrapped up Thursday after days of discussions that rankled mainstream scientists, public health experts and major medical associations.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
  • Then again, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner served as senior White House advisers during Trump’s first administration.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Defense attorney Stuart Cearley told jurors the video showed Grindstaff was in fear for his life when Stacy decided to back up toward him using his vehicle as a weapon, even striking Grindstaff’s patrol vehicle.
    Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2025
  • For more than six weeks, Sean Combs has sat amongst his nine attorneys in a lower Manhattan federal courtroom as more than two dozen witnesses who include ex-girlfriends, former employees and law enforcement agents have testified against him.
    Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • The two organizations then reached out to legal counsel to help create the complex approach.
    Anne Field, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • After leading the investigation that cleared Fleming's charges in November, Heaphy reached back out to San Jose State's university legal counsel Dustin May on Feb. 6, offering to help navigate a federal probe.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Higgins, a candidate for mayor in the city of Miami, chairs the County Commission’s Transportation committee and has been the board’s main advocate of the Northeast project.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
  • No serious advocate for diversity programs argues against hiring the best candidate for the job.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Although state wildlife agencies and experts have noted that black bear attacks remain extremely rare, interactions in recent years have drawn national attention.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 June 2025
  • Legal experts say the ruling expands religious freedom rights and breaks from previous court precedent.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 27 June 2025

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“Counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselor. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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