as in assisting
made up of or offering advice
The company sent an advisory memo to clients.
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Recent Examples of advisory
That set off alarm bells at leading proxy advisory services and shareholders voted by a large margin to reject the parachute at a special meeting last week.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Colossal began working on the blueback de-extinction project two years ago, Lamm said, at the urging of one of the company's scientific advisory board members, Michael Hofreiter, a professor of evolutionary adaptive genomics at the University of Potsdam in Germany.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The West Charlotte High alum worked with the Charlotte 49ers in an advisory role in 2024.
—Mike Kaye
april 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday in Oak Park, voters placed their petitions in ballot boxes, then people weighed in on both sides of the issue, and strong emotions were expressed by those for and against placing the advisory measure on the ballot in a session where each comment was limited to two minutes.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Colossal began working on the blueback de-extinction project two years ago, Lamm said, at the urging of one of the company's scientific advisory board members, Michael Hofreiter, a professor of evolutionary adaptive genomics at the University of Potsdam in Germany.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The West Charlotte High alum worked with the Charlotte 49ers in an advisory role in 2024.
—Mike Kaye
april 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday in Oak Park, voters placed their petitions in ballot boxes, then people weighed in on both sides of the issue, and strong emotions were expressed by those for and against placing the advisory measure on the ballot in a session where each comment was limited to two minutes.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advisory
Adjective
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Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Qatar function as monarchies in which consultative councils advise but do not substantially constrain the ruler.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 Mar. 2026
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The foreign ministers of Qatar, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates issued the joint statement after a consultative meeting in Riyadh.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Nevertheless, Waterbar received an admonishing phone call from team Drake.—
Brock Keeling,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Oct. 2022
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Rose protests the admonishing tone, confidently signaling that the French are no better than her.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 May 2022
Adjective
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McKinsey could also slash as many as 2,000 non-consulting staff in one of its biggest round of layoffs ever, Bloomberg reported last month, citing unnamed sources close to the matter.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2023
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In an email to AL.com, Jones said Alabama Writers’ Forum will have a consulting role with the initiative, including assisting with publicity and sharing contacts across the state to help promote events or connect delegates with partners.—
Shauna Stuart | sstuart@al.com,
al,
3 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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The White House correspondents will also hand out awards for exemplary reporting.—
David Bauder,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Over in Audubon Park, same date, same time, Mellow Market will be holding things down on the corner of East Winter Park Road and Corrine Drive, steps from Stardust Coffee & Film, and nearby strongholds like East End Market, The Salty and the exemplary Coro restaurant.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The bureau also will post more warning notices at 750 livestock sale facilities and review other potential changes to federal regulations.—
SCOTT SONNER,
Star Tribune,
27 July 2021
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In response, statistical authorities around the world could do little but issue warning press releases.—
Andrew Whitby,
Time,
17 Apr. 2020
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“Advisory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advisory. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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