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or counsellors
1
as in consultants
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 complaint accused Coconut Grove Sailing Club and three counselors, including the one who operated the motorboat, of various counts of negligence.
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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
He was modeled after Christian camp counselors that had a positive impact on your teenage self?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Other counsellors are not in total agreement with the decision and believe there is growing pressure to reconsider.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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
He was modeled after Christian camp counselors that had a positive impact on your teenage self?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Other counsellors are not in total agreement with the decision and believe there is growing pressure to reconsider.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counselors
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Bankers and consultants thronged Riyadh, eager for a share of the fees from Vision 2030 deals that many doubted would ever materialize.—
Wael Mahdi,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Since then, the group has hired the architects (Voith & Mactavish) and consultants to plan and prepare final designs, which are nearly complete.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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Baldwin’s lawyers declined to comment on Kenney’s suit.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Defense lawyers may challenge Essayli’s role in pending prosecutions, and Congress could investigate broader patterns of unconfirmed appointments.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Mizuhara capitalized on the language barrier to keep Ohtani’s financial advisers from understanding their client, and, at times, Mizuhara even impersonated the player to the bank to prolong the fraud.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Just as importantly, advisers can provide perspective when emotions threaten to take over.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
25 Oct. 2025
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In July 2024, Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial ended by being dismissed with prejudice after his attorneys argued that prosecutors had buried evidence.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Teacher’s witnesses describe emotional toll The third day of testimony began with Zwerner’s attorneys calling to the stand a psychiatrist who testified Zwerner has suffered post-traumatic stress disorder in the wake of the shooting.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The memo, from NBA General Counsel Rick Buchanan and Dan Spillane, the league's executive vice president in charge of governance and policy, was addressed to the NBA's board of governors, team presidents, general managers and team counsels.—
Jessica Golden,Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Hints, counsels, warnings, remonstrations, even encouragements are, in the end, of limited value.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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Influenced by the progressive Methodist faith in which he was raised, Maunder was one of his profession’s most outspoken advocates for women’s participation in science.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Mental health advocates said the encounters before Zettel’s death show multiple points of possible intervention in the days and hours before she was killed.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Graduates complete the program prepared to join the workforce of intelligence professionals.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The competition is among the largest in the country, honoring the work by hundreds of San Diego County media and communications professionals, according to the organization.—
Susan Gill Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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CEOs and experts have criticized universities for failing to keep up with the times; now that AI is here to stay, students had better be prepared to leverage it in their roles.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Fat that sits deep in the abdomen and surrounds vital organs is particularly dangerous, fueling inflammation, insulin resistance and cardiovascular problems, according to experts.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Counselors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselors. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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