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
Ismaïl is a Kurdish author based in Sweden who has worked as a corporate lawyer in London, Dubai, and Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Most have selected their lawyer as the first witness, with the second choice split between a relative and a spiritual adviser, according to Jeffrey Collins, an Associated Press reporter who has attended the past seven executions since the state restarted executing people in 2024.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Harvey Weinstein is considering pleading guilty to a third-degree rape charge to avoid facing trial for a third time, the former Hollywood mogul’s lawyer told a judge in a downtown Manhattan courtroom Thursday.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
Defense lawyer Nico LaHood asked her about the policies regarding door locks at Robb Elementary and other schools.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Most have selected their lawyer as the first witness, with the second choice split between a relative and a spiritual adviser, according to Jeffrey Collins, an Associated Press reporter who has attended the past seven executions since the state restarted executing people in 2024.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Harvey Weinstein is considering pleading guilty to a third-degree rape charge to avoid facing trial for a third time, the former Hollywood mogul’s lawyer told a judge in a downtown Manhattan courtroom Thursday.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
Defense lawyer Nico LaHood asked her about the policies regarding door locks at Robb Elementary and other schools.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawyer
Noun
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The Star reached out to both Rice’s agent and an attorney who has represented him in the past, as well as the NFL, on the matter.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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An attorney representing the bakery says there's a reason the owners live and work on the property.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But advocates argue the AI has to be compared to the alternative.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Public health advocates are also pushing to expand the scope of practice for dental therapists, mid-level providers who can perform fillings and extractions under supervision.—
Sixteen Ramos,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Having no cool aunt of my own and no elder sisters, just teenage babysitters and camp counselors (each with their own unique but tenuous grasp on anatomy and reproductive science), the book felt warm, inviting, and—perhaps most important to my terrified, bleeding, self—safe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Carol, who now works as a counselor after a career shift in her fifties, isn’t interested in trying to gloss up the factors that led to her creatively brilliant and warmhearted son’s death.—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawyer. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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