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or counsellors
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as in advisers
a person who gives advice especially professionally
a young couple going to a marriage counselor
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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
get the best counselor that money can buy, especially if you're guilty
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Recent Examples of counselors
The next month, Holliday traveled to Akron and completed six sessions over two days at Emerge, according to a letter from Emerge counselors filed in a lawsuit.
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Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
For additional help, the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline has professional crisis counselors available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 170 languages.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
One of the camp counselors was operating the boat ferrying a group of kids to a swimming activity, but the complaint alleged that the counselor was unaware of how many children were on the boat and in the water.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The 988 Crisis Line has trained counselors who are always available to listen, provide resources and send out a mobile crisis team — even in the middle of the night.
—Dr. Theresa T. Nguyen, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
The principal said counselors would offer direct support to Allen and other students who witnessed the incident.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
To investigators and lawyers, reporters and counselors.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Kray said district counselors would be at the campus this week to assist students, staff and parents.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
The parents of a girl who nearly lost leg while participating in a summer sailing club is suing the club — and counselors — over an incident that occurred days before a barge hit a sailboat full of summer campers off Miami Beach.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
For additional help, the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline has professional crisis counselors available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 170 languages.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
One of the camp counselors was operating the boat ferrying a group of kids to a swimming activity, but the complaint alleged that the counselor was unaware of how many children were on the boat and in the water.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The 988 Crisis Line has trained counselors who are always available to listen, provide resources and send out a mobile crisis team — even in the middle of the night.
—Dr. Theresa T. Nguyen, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
The principal said counselors would offer direct support to Allen and other students who witnessed the incident.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
To investigators and lawyers, reporters and counselors.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Kray said district counselors would be at the campus this week to assist students, staff and parents.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
The parents of a girl who nearly lost leg while participating in a summer sailing club is suing the club — and counselors — over an incident that occurred days before a barge hit a sailboat full of summer campers off Miami Beach.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counselors
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According to John, Anita went on to build her own million-dollar accounting firm and became one of the top financial advisors in the Philadelphia area.—
Essence,
Essence,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the Lakers transaction, BofA Securities and Guggenheim Securities served as financial advisers for Walter, with Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP acting as legal adviser.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Speaking from the bench, Ellis disparaged numerous examples government lawyers had cited of violence agents face.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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After it was read, Dunn hugged his lawyers in the courtroom.—
Stephen Sorace , Louis Casiano , Jake Gibson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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At the groundbreaking, Allen Kashani, senior project manager at Tri Pointe Homes, thanked the partners who have been instrumental in the project, consultants like Schmidt Design Group and Leppert Engineering, who have been with them since the community’s first home was built in 2002.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Gus Bartholomew is co-founder of Leafr, the world’s largest marketplace for independent sustainability consultants.—
Gus Bartholomew,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Counselors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselors. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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