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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
Chapter 21 contracts account for roles such as certified teachers, principals, counselors, librarians and full-time nurses.
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
The Greenwich Township School District said counselors and therapy dogs were at the schools to help the staff and students.
—Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Carr said that sometimes these conversations revealed student health issues that teachers were unaware of, and those students were connected with school nurses and counselors.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
That flood killed 25 campers, two counselors at Camp Mystic and the camp's executive director Dick Eastland -- information that emergency responders struggled to confirm as one official noted phone lines were down and there was no cell service at the camp.
—Stephen Simpson The Texas Tribune, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Housing counselors like Gravell are part of a national network certified by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
As a result, educators are leaving the profession, classrooms are overcrowded, and mental health counselors and other critical supports are disappearing.
—Kevin Vick, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
The children were in kindergarten and second grade at Schofield Elementary School, where counselors will be on site Monday to provide support.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Twenty-five girls, two counselors and Camp Mystic’s owner were killed in the July 4 floods in Kerr County.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
The Greenwich Township School District said counselors and therapy dogs were at the schools to help the staff and students.
—Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Carr said that sometimes these conversations revealed student health issues that teachers were unaware of, and those students were connected with school nurses and counselors.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
That flood killed 25 campers, two counselors at Camp Mystic and the camp's executive director Dick Eastland -- information that emergency responders struggled to confirm as one official noted phone lines were down and there was no cell service at the camp.
—Stephen Simpson The Texas Tribune, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Housing counselors like Gravell are part of a national network certified by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
As a result, educators are leaving the profession, classrooms are overcrowded, and mental health counselors and other critical supports are disappearing.
—Kevin Vick, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
The children were in kindergarten and second grade at Schofield Elementary School, where counselors will be on site Monday to provide support.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Twenty-five girls, two counselors and Camp Mystic’s owner were killed in the July 4 floods in Kerr County.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counselors
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Don't listen to your advisers, listen to your heart.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Don’t listen to your advisers, listen to your heart.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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In López’s city of Tocoa, environmental defenders fighting the mining project have been getting picked off for years and eight activists were imprisoned for more than two years in what lawyers said was retaliation for their work.—
Marlon González,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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After complaints from families and detainees about limited access to attorneys, another lawsuit recently resulted in a ruling that detainees must be given better access to their lawyers, as well as confidential, unmonitored outgoing phone calls.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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The consultants have offered better ways to de-escalate confrontations with residents without resorting to the use of restraints such as the ones used on Moore, Brezee said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 May 2026
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And former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a Democrat, questioned why Becerra had paid an unusually high fee to one of the consultants named in the indictment.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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“Counselors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselors. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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