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as in deputy
a person who acts or does business for another
talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate
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as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
finished law school and became an attorney
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Recent Examples of attorney
Petrova's attorney said the customs violation should have resulted in just a $50 fine.
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Cannon was en route to attend a celebration of life for his late partner, Kyle's attorney, Joseph LoRusso, told McClatchy News on Thursday, April 24.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
After President Donald Trump suggested it on Truth Social, the Trump Organization fired its ethics attorney, whom Harvard University hired to help with its lawsuit against the federal government.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
While Sultan was arrested at an April 25, 2024, protest on campus, his attorneys allege his charges were dismissed and subsequently expunged from his record.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Cannon was en route to attend a celebration of life for his late partner, Kyle's attorney, Joseph LoRusso, told McClatchy News on Thursday, April 24.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
After President Donald Trump suggested it on Truth Social, the Trump Organization fired its ethics attorney, whom Harvard University hired to help with its lawsuit against the federal government.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
While Sultan was arrested at an April 25, 2024, protest on campus, his attorneys allege his charges were dismissed and subsequently expunged from his record.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attorney
Noun
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The man, however, fled the courthouse before deputies arrived.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The deputy then found that the passenger, a 17-year-old boy, had the loaded ghost gun, police said.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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Years after Kim Kardashian announced plans to become a lawyer, the reality star will see the inside of a courtroom − though this time on the witness stand.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Combs’ lawyers have asked Subramanian to exclude the footage from the trial.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Scott Karol, the president of Paul’s company, SP Media Group, said that Voight’s group has met with studio executives, union representatives and state officials to solicit their thoughts.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Public opinion The vote followed an hour-long public hearing during which residents and businesspeople of Wyandotte County, friends and representatives of American Royal and others largely expressed their support.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2025
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Native American leaders were delegates in 1907 to the state’s constitutional convention.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Kromer previously served as vice chair of the College Democrats of America, a delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention and a member of the state Democratic Party’s Executive Committee.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2025
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The same source suggested to The Athletic that Sanders' refusal to hire an agent to represent him in an official capacity acted as a detriment.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Gibbs meets his red-headed real estate agent, Diane (Kathleen Kenny).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Only in private did the longtime hedge fund manager work to persuade the president to place a partial pause on the rate hikes, a move that Trump ultimately chose when faced with the prospect of an imminent economic crisis.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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More Basketball news: Former NBA Star Mike Bibby Named New Head Coach at Sacramento State According to ESPN's Shams Charania, O'Neal has agreed to become the men's basketball general manager of Sacramento State.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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In 2003, the Cabinet minister Haren Pandya was found dead in his car in Ahmedabad.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Yvette Cooper, the minister responsible for immigration matters in the U.K., has reportedly ordered staff to publish statistics on the nationalities of foreign people convicted of crimes in the U.K., as well as details of the crimes.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attorney. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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