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or counsellors
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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
Encourage professional support Reinforce that mental health care is available through doctors, counselors or hotlines.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
At least 27 campers and counselors from the all-girls summer camp were killed along the Guadalupe River when calamitous flash floods swept through the area on July 4.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Grateful for the support, Hawkins urged others to connect with Operation HOPE counselors.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' summer camp located on the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, Texas, was hit with devastating floods on July 4, killing 27 campers and counselors in the middle of the night.
—Olivia Osteen, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
Cile Steward was among the 27 campers and counselors killed in July’s catastrophic floods in Kerr County.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Number of the day 27 That’s how many young girls and counselors lost their lives at Camp Mystic during catastrophic floods that swept through the Texas Hill Country in July.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Academic counselors had reached out to him.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Borden practices cooking therapy, an experiential therapy discipline in which licensed counselors cook meals alongside their clients.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
At least 27 campers and counselors from the all-girls summer camp were killed along the Guadalupe River when calamitous flash floods swept through the area on July 4.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Grateful for the support, Hawkins urged others to connect with Operation HOPE counselors.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' summer camp located on the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, Texas, was hit with devastating floods on July 4, killing 27 campers and counselors in the middle of the night.
—Olivia Osteen, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
Cile Steward was among the 27 campers and counselors killed in July’s catastrophic floods in Kerr County.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Number of the day 27 That’s how many young girls and counselors lost their lives at Camp Mystic during catastrophic floods that swept through the Texas Hill Country in July.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Academic counselors had reached out to him.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Borden practices cooking therapy, an experiential therapy discipline in which licensed counselors cook meals alongside their clients.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counselors
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The first step came last month when interim City Manager Jayanti Addleman announced last month that the city would freeze all hiring on unfilled staff positions and rein in expenses for employee training and consultants.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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For instance, interviews for business consultants might require them to put together a massive research report in a 30-minute interview.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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During Commissioner Hamm’s deposition, one of Grayson’s lawyers pointed out the ability for some death row inmates to acquire drugs, including his own client — and questioned whether that affected Grayson’s ability to meaningfully participate in his own defense.—
Abigail Brooks,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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During oral arguments last month, state lawyers said that South Miami was not violating that law.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Hundreds of generals and admirals — senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers — have been summoned by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from all over the world to the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, with little notice.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The order applied to senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher, and their top advisers.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
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Also this week, Combs' attorneys argued for a prison sentence of no more than 14 months -- a sentence that would effectively amount to time served.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Defense attorneys for the man accused of killing his Miami Hurricanes football star teammate in 2006 want prosecutors sanctioned — or the murder case dismissed — after a key witness, who state prosecutors believed was dead, was found alive by an ESPN reporter.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Kristina Conti, one of the counsels of the victims, said in a press conference at The Hague on Monday that requests for Duterte’s interim release should be denied, since the Duterte family remains powerful in the Philippines and has access to a wealth of resources.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Board members, for their part, will be able to question both parties, their legal counsels and any witnesses who participate at any time during the hearing.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Sep. 2025
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Equity advocates warn that the expansion of microschools, especially those reliant on tuition or vouchers, could drain resources and diversity students from neighborhood public schools.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Legal experts and media advocates say the new policy appears to mark an unprecedented attack on press freedom, pointing to a provision that restricts the release of even unclassified information.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
28 Sep. 2025
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Many of those willing to speak out among the two dozen physicians who double as lawmakers declined to endorse unproven health advice on Tylenol usage that has been panned by other medical professionals as dangerous.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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Tech’s reliance on the H-1B program The current annual cap for H-1B visas is at 65,000, along with 20,000 additional visas for foreign professionals with advanced degrees.—
Ashley Capoot,Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of the latest shutdown deadline, OMB circulated guidance telling agencies to submit workforce reduction strategies, a move unions and legal experts warn is a blueprint for mass layoffs during a funding lapse.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Some experts liken it to trying to spot a snowball in a snowstorm.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Counselors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselors. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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