as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow served as an aide in his father's senatorial campaign
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Recent Examples of aide
Harris aides are also discussing similar speeches later in the spring and summer, a person familiar with her plans told CNN.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
There also were reports that Gatewood filed a complaint back in October with Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg against Johnson’s chief of staff, Cristina Pacione-Zayas, and top aide Jason Lee.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Trump aides say the backlash sends views soaring.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
Lawmakers and aides have called the conversations constructive with positive headway.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 24 Mar. 2026
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
There also were reports that Gatewood filed a complaint back in October with Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg against Johnson’s chief of staff, Cristina Pacione-Zayas, and top aide Jason Lee.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Trump aides say the backlash sends views soaring.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
Lawmakers and aides have called the conversations constructive with positive headway.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide
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In 1958, Golestan, having just opened his own studio, hired Farrokhzad, who was already well known for boldly candid love poetry, as an assistant.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Grier was a dedicated teaching assistant for New York City schools.—
Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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One of the two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid that had previously gone missing arrives at the port of Havana on March 28, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Noem's contract review policy disproportionately hindered FEMA, which awards massive contracts and funds disaster aid projects that frequently exceed $100,000.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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After spending years developing the Fermilab Holometer, an instrument designed to understand what space and time are made of, Kamai returned to her spiritual roots in Hawaii as an apprentice navigator and crew member of a voyaging canoe.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Seeing red Details are still scarce, but Lucas’ idea for his Sequel Trilogy would rediscover Maul as a Crime Boss, based in Coruscant, along with his apprentice, Darth Talon.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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Victor Lemus was one of the three deputies killed while handling a grenade at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department facility.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Her poetry offers a rare collection of literary introspection from within Miami-Dade County government, where Tallman works as chief of staff to a top deputy of Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.—
Douglas Hanks
April 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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