variants also advisor
as in consultant
a person who gives advice especially professionally our financial adviser had some words of caution about buying a second home

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Recent Examples of adviser As a result, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said the U.S. President pulled back on his doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs, even as the federal government still plans to place a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports starting Wednesday. Josh Boak, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025 Carney, Abbott’s political adviser, put it more simply. Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 Trump economic advisers in early March 2020 dismissed the need for fiscal action to deal with the pandemic fallout; the president would sign a $2.2 trillion relief act at the end of that very month. Courtenay Brown, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025 In an effort spearheaded by billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk, the administration is slashing spending for various initiatives across the federal bureaucracy, including foreign aid and education funding. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adviser
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  • Shockingly, the book is set in a hospital, following Doctor Eitan Rose and his quest to discover what has happened when a toxic hospital consultant dies of a heart attack.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The utility bankrolled political consultants whose companies propped up ghost candidates in Miami-Dade and elsewhere to confuse voters, split the vote and secure state Senate seats for friendlier legislators.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • When Ruby Franke’s 12-year-old son managed to escape from counselor Jodi Hildebrandt’s Utah house in August 2023 by crawling out a window and ringing a neighbor’s doorbell, the wounds on his hands and feet were covered with bloody duct tape.
    Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
  • University counselors should be trained to help animal researchers navigate complex feelings of guilt, grief, and anxiety, without pressure to reconcile those feelings with any particular ethical stance.
    Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
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  • Unlike consulting, where an expert provides recommendations, coaching ensures that leaders develop the capability to solve problems independently and sustain long-term growth.
    Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Every tax article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of tax products.
    Brian Sloan, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025

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“Adviser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adviser. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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