as in attorney
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city
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Recent Examples of lawyer
Like many of her friends, O’Connell pushed back, filing a motion to quash, which was enough for Lively’s lawyers to withdraw their summons.
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
To that end, in July Eudia acquired Johnson Hana, a European legal services firm, adding over 300 lawyers to its offering.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
According to his lawyer, Hopson has two kids, lives with his grandmother, and suffers from PTSD and depression.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
That verbiage sounds more like a lawyer or politician than one of the world’s leading shipyards.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
To that end, in July Eudia acquired Johnson Hana, a European legal services firm, adding over 300 lawyers to its offering.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
According to his lawyer, Hopson has two kids, lives with his grandmother, and suffers from PTSD and depression.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
That verbiage sounds more like a lawyer or politician than one of the world’s leading shipyards.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawyer
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At least one former candidate – Kansas City attorney Stacy Lake, who lost to White in the Democratic primary for County Executive in 2022 – has announced plans to run at that point.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Another of Soliman’s attorneys interrupted when the immigration officer said the Brotherhood had been a Tier III group since 2012.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Huffman, 61, has been an advocate of strong climate change and environmental protection policies since his state Assembly tenure from 2006 to 2012, and was a member of the Marin Municipal Water District for a dozen years before that.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The royal has been a longtime advocate of the benefits of spending time outdoors.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Over the past two months, Texans have used green ribbons with bows to commemorate the lives lost in the July 4 Hill Country flooding, which killed more than 100 people, including more than two dozen girls and counselors from Camp Mystic in Hunt.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro speaks to reporters outside of the West Wing of the White House on August 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawyer. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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