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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
Today’s students deserve adequate support and availability of professional school counselors and psychologists to meet their developmental needs concerning mental health.
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Lisa Morgan, AJC.com, 5 Jan. 2026
If the bullying doesn’t stop, do seek help from school leaders, counselors, teachers, coaches and others, including your pediatrician.
—Dr. Mahvash Madni, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Clients met with counselors in private interviews to review their cases.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
Joshua Lott, The Washington Post via Getty Images Catastrophic floods in Central Texas killed at least 135, including 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic.
—Jane Pauley, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
At the time of the flooding, more than 700 campers and counselors were at Camp Mystic.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
One of the worst offenders is the California Faculty Association (CFA), which represents over 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors, and coaches across California State University (CSU), a statewide system.
—Mark Pinkert, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
The counselors, too, are having a harder time.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
The 15 families who are suing the Christian girls’ summer camp lost daughters who were campers and counselors, including several from the Dallas area.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2025
Lisa Morgan, AJC.com, 5 Jan. 2026
If the bullying doesn’t stop, do seek help from school leaders, counselors, teachers, coaches and others, including your pediatrician.
—Dr. Mahvash Madni, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Clients met with counselors in private interviews to review their cases.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
Joshua Lott, The Washington Post via Getty Images Catastrophic floods in Central Texas killed at least 135, including 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic.
—Jane Pauley, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
At the time of the flooding, more than 700 campers and counselors were at Camp Mystic.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
One of the worst offenders is the California Faculty Association (CFA), which represents over 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors, and coaches across California State University (CSU), a statewide system.
—Mark Pinkert, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
The counselors, too, are having a harder time.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
The 15 families who are suing the Christian girls’ summer camp lost daughters who were campers and counselors, including several from the Dallas area.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counselors
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For example, financial advisors may recommend placing assets with high-growth potential, such as stocks and mutual funds, in a Roth account for eventual tax-free withdrawals, while holding more tax-efficient assets, such as municipal bond funds, in your personal after-tax or brokerage accounts.—
Sharon Epperson,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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Cuba’s complicated barter system with Venezuela—exchanging oil for thousands of Cuban doctors, teachers, sports trainers, technical advisers, and intelligence operatives—has endured.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is preparing for his team of lawyers to make their argument in front of the top court, a case defending the state's Save Women's Sports Act, which prohibits those who were assigned male at birth from playing on competitive female sports teams.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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His lawyers have asked the judge to hold an evidentiary hearing that could unfold like the dayslong hearing held last month in Mangione’s state case, where prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office laid out details of how Mangione’s arrest unfolded.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Experts with relevant professional experience in the startup and innovation ecosystem (such as venture capital firms representatives, entrepreneurs or consultants) are also invited to contribute their expertise using this link.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
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Families also receive support from social workers, developmental therapists, and lactation consultants, along with educational resources to help them through their NICU journey.—
MemorialCare Medical Group,
Oc Register,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Counselors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselors. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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