as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
the actor hired a dream team of high-priced legal eagles to defend him against the charges
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Recent Examples of legal eagle
Alan Jackson, the celebrity legal eagle, doesn’t recommend clients entrust their social media accounts to third parties —even if those clients crave commutations.
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Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Hartley will be joined this fall only by returning series regular Fiona Rene, who continues to play legal eagle Reenie Green.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Aug. 2025
That’s a fairly wide net in alerting Waukegan legal eagles of what the basis of any lawsuit may entail.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Produced by original film star Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine company, the prequel series will rewind to the high school days of her character, the fashionable legal eagle Elle.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 May 2025
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Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Hartley will be joined this fall only by returning series regular Fiona Rene, who continues to play legal eagle Reenie Green.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Aug. 2025
That’s a fairly wide net in alerting Waukegan legal eagles of what the basis of any lawsuit may entail.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Produced by original film star Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine company, the prequel series will rewind to the high school days of her character, the fashionable legal eagle Elle.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal eagle
Noun
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Art Hartinger is the lawyer who has been representing the county.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Jesús Eduardo Arias, a lawyer representing the Ramos-Solano family, said that an independent investigation into Ramos’ death will be underway to determine his cause of death.—
Ryanne Mena,
Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Part of what contributes to the slim odds is the fact that Morris is seeking to move the process forward using Christian arbitration, while Gateway wants to use a standard legal approach, Morris’ attorney Bill Mateja told the Star-Telegram last July.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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Even attorneys who specialize in wills, trusts, estate planning and probate may have no experience dealing with Chapter 415 of the Florida Statutes.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Legal eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20eagle. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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