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Recent Examples of helpmeet When Harold burned out on being the helpmeet to the rising star, Minnie took his place. Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025 Perhaps even with assistance from our digital helpmeets. Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 Rather than serve as helpmeets to men, their husbands often took a backseat. Marissa C. Rhodes / Made By History, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024 In a workplace, they’re expected to be helpmeets while also being held up as tokens of acceptance, a dynamic the characters bridle against and use to their advantage. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for helpmeet
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Noun
  • After years of a 4-4-2 being the prevailing setup across Europe in the 1990s, former Manchester City assistant manager Juanma Lillo was an early exponent of the 4-2-3-1 system in the early 2000s during his time in Spain.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coding assistants have been some of the early winners of the generative AI rush, becoming the first real application type to attract a hefty number of paying users.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nowadays the ghosts of the hotel’s original owner, his wife, and a mysterious child are said to haunt the property.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Of his first impressions of his future wife, Plemons had nothing but praise.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Though, according to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, the issue was discussed and opposed by Putin.
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Karen Dumas, who was a top aide to former Mayor Dave Bing and is not working with either campaign, agreed the comment did not help Kinloch, who finished 33 points behind Sheffield in the August primary.
    Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Accessibility and Sustainability The lobby, rooftop, spa, and restaurants are all accessible to guests using mobility aids.
    Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Sudan plunged into a civil war more than two years ago, sparking what aid organizations have described as one of the world’s worst displacement and hunger crises.
    Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In 1975, Antonucci was a 16-year-old apprentice for Gacy’s construction company, PDM Contractors, in Des Plaines, Ill.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The trailer shows Hemsworth’s Geralt assembling an army of adventurers to track down his former Witcher apprentice Ciri (Freya Allan).
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.
    Kyla Mandel, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The couple reportedly returned to the campsite as an ambulance was taking their children away to a local hospital to receive medical care, and deputies at the scene arrested them there, according to WKRC.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The deputy marshal was in stable condition, according to the agency.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The talk show featured O’Brien and sidekick Andy Richter mixing comedy sketches with interviews spanning entertainment, sports, politics and culture.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • What's the best sidekick to ground beef?
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Helpmeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpmeet. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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