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or counsellors
1
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
Douglas County School District officials plan to have counselors at the school Tuesday to assist students and staff with their grief.
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Eric Stirgus, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Certain positions would be protected from the cuts, Cassellius said, including classroom teachers, counselors, social workers, psychologists and nurses.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The counselors then followed up with subjects multiple times over the following months to check progress and make adjustments if needed.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
Twenty-five girls, two counselors and Camp Mystic's owner were killed in the historic flooding in Kerr County that swamped the camp.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
The organization previously used the funding for counseling and shelter for victims of crime, outreach programs and to pay the salaries of two additional counselors.
—Maddy Keyes, The Frontier, 5 Mar. 2026
The campers and counselors were killed when the fast-rising floodwaters roared through a low-lying area of the summer camp before dawn on the Fourth of July.
—Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Grief counselors The Autism Society of Maryland helped develop the $44 million Patuxent Commons apartment complex and provided a resources coordinator and grief counselors for residents with their partners Mission First Housing Group.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Take what’s often called the Tarasoff duty or rule, which requires that counselors warn potential victims if a person makes a serious threat of violence during therapy.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Eric Stirgus, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Certain positions would be protected from the cuts, Cassellius said, including classroom teachers, counselors, social workers, psychologists and nurses.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The counselors then followed up with subjects multiple times over the following months to check progress and make adjustments if needed.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
Twenty-five girls, two counselors and Camp Mystic's owner were killed in the historic flooding in Kerr County that swamped the camp.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
The organization previously used the funding for counseling and shelter for victims of crime, outreach programs and to pay the salaries of two additional counselors.
—Maddy Keyes, The Frontier, 5 Mar. 2026
The campers and counselors were killed when the fast-rising floodwaters roared through a low-lying area of the summer camp before dawn on the Fourth of July.
—Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Grief counselors The Autism Society of Maryland helped develop the $44 million Patuxent Commons apartment complex and provided a resources coordinator and grief counselors for residents with their partners Mission First Housing Group.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Take what’s often called the Tarasoff duty or rule, which requires that counselors warn potential victims if a person makes a serious threat of violence during therapy.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counselors
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The Asian private equity firm has held early discussions with prospective advisers to evaluate a possible sale of the business, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.—
Pei Li,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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While the firm maintains its discretion and doesn’t disclose specific results, Blackman and her advisors don’t seem preoccupied with simply securing an Ivy League spot.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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He was promoted as the employment litigation section's acting deputy chief by December, a timeframe that former division lawyers say is unheard of — especially for someone without a background in civil rights litigation.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The first-degree murder trial of brother Billoeum, Billy, and Channa Phan will continue to a status conference in June while their defense lawyers and prosecutors sort out any potential prosecutorial issues caused by Sgt.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Crockett seemed to see enemies everywhere, and closed her campaign lashing out at certain political consultants and reporters.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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As a brokerage built around client advocacy, its professionals were positioned as consultants whose role was to evaluate the full landscape and identify the PEO partner that best aligned with each client’s operational realities and long-term goals.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Counselors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselors. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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