1
as in to confer
to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem
will consult with several experts on the disease before deciding which course of treatment to pursue
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2
as in to use
to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage
I often consult the dictionary when I am uncertain of a word's exact meaning
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as in consultation
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
it was time for a change of do, which called for a consult with her hairdresser
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Recent Examples of consult
Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
In addition to his academic pursuits, Kelly has consulted on strategic leadership and global business initiatives with FC Barcelona’s Barca Innovation Hub, River Plate University Institute and Superliga.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025
Integrated tracking provides insights to fuel further optimization toward business KPIs like first consult and patient conversion rates.
—Bahram Moshrefnoory, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Today these leaders fall into two camps: Duck or double down, said Barry Lawson Williams, a Black businessman and the retired managing general partner of the Williams Pacific Ventures investment and consulting company.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
In addition to his academic pursuits, Kelly has consulted on strategic leadership and global business initiatives with FC Barcelona’s Barca Innovation Hub, River Plate University Institute and Superliga.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
Sherwin-Williams, for example, offers 30-minute virtual consults with their in-house color experts.
—Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025
Integrated tracking provides insights to fuel further optimization toward business KPIs like first consult and patient conversion rates.
—Bahram Moshrefnoory, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consult
Verb
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While many people with genetic mutations may never get cancer, these mutations, if found, confer a higher risk of disease.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Rejecting the value that AI can confer simply because AI-only outputs aren’t perfect is a costly mistake—one that will only become more expensive over time.—
Andrew Allen,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Very quickly, Nate learns to use his affliction to his advantage via such methods as grabbing a blazing hot frying pan and pummeling his stunned opponent with it during a kitchen fight.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Not unlike the human snowbirds, hundreds of actual birds use Port Aransas and neighboring Mustang Island as a popular resting place in their seasonal migratory patterns through the Central Flyway.—
Mariah Tyler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Younger patients are booking consultations, as well.—
Elycia Rubin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Swiss government opened the consultation process on a new Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) agreement to provide for the automatic and reciprocal exchange of information between Swiss and U.S. tax authorities.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Consuelos and Ripa regularly discuss married life on their morning talk show.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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President Bill Clinton, seen here in 1995, discusses his Reinventing Government initiative, which cut more than 400,000 jobs over seven years.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Her feelings on the country’s hard-right swing were not articulated during the discussion, but they were certainly alluded to.—
Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Gender must be at the core of climate finance planning and national accountability, not an afterthought or token discussion.—
Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In photos obtained by Page Six, Affleck and Garner appeared to be in good spirits — laughing and talking — while at a paintball park in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 2.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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His lawyer has left messages telling him not to talk to anybody but him.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The debate over immigrants taking jobs that Americans supposedly could fill has been ongoing for decades, if not longer.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Mar. 2025
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Simultaneously, the Russian intelligentsia was in a debate about the empire’s soul.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Consult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consult. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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