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as in aide
a person who helps a more skilled person
Jack is his mother's preferred aid in the kitchen, as his sister Janice is clumsy when it comes to chopping and peeling
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as in benefit
a thing that helps
a dictionary is a handy aid for working crossword puzzles
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as in assistance
an act or instance of helping
the clerk asked if she needed any aid carrying out her purchases
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as in to assist
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
sought to aid her in her search for a dachshund puppy by looking online
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Recent Examples of aid
Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Videos posted to social media showed doctors and aid workers treating bloodied and burned children and small bodies on stretchers being rushed to hospital.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
While compelling research supports matcha’s potential to aid in weight loss, it should still be viewed as playing a supporting role alongside a healthy lifestyle.
—Christina Manian, Health, 18 Aug. 2025
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Noun
While working at Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, Khaleel said a hospital anesthesia technician’s husband was shot in the head at an aid site while trying to obtain food for their four children.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Videos posted to social media showed doctors and aid workers treating bloodied and burned children and small bodies on stretchers being rushed to hospital.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
The suspect apparently sported a similar beard, which also aided police in identifying him.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
While compelling research supports matcha’s potential to aid in weight loss, it should still be viewed as playing a supporting role alongside a healthy lifestyle.
—Christina Manian, Health, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aid
Noun
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Jobs for young health aides, for example, rose faster than their older counterparts.—
Shreya Ghosal,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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Alex Soros married Huma Abedin, a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, earlier this year.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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The vegetables and the whole-wheat spaghetti used at the bottom of the bowl offer lots of benefits.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Spirit said wages and benefits will continue to be paid and honored for those employed by the airline, including contractors.—
Shivansh Tiwary,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Social media rumors falsely claim Section 8 housing assistance will have a two-year cap or be ended entirely.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Without certification, Beyerlein cannot get WTC Health Program assistance paying her medical bills or receive other compensation for the toll her disease has taken on her life, should it be shown to have been caused by her Ground Zero exposure.—
Liz Neporent,
ABC News,
26 Aug. 2025
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Images shared online Sunday after the road fatality showed Haitians on the mountaintop road trying to assist with rescue operations after the collision, which brought traffic to a halt and forced motorists to seek an alternative route.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
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One of the two men arrested, his attorney said, had been waiting for a response to a U-visa application for seven years, which protects victims of serious crimes who assist federal investigators.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Dia browser, a simpler option that allows people to chat with an AI assistant about multiple browser tabs at once, became available in beta in June.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Though the pair eventually found employment—Kornfeind as a trade compliance specialist and Raines as an administrative assistant at their alma mater—these accounts of the gauntlet facing recent college graduates are far from unique.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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An August poll from Roanoke College found Spanberger with a 46%-39% lead, while the RealClearPolitics average of polls shows her with the same 7-point advantage.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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The totemic power of Apple is running out of time to reset expectations around AI to its own advantage.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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That’s why, when the tax authorities come calling, taxpayers often seek out professional help.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As a strict government funding deadline approaches by the end of September, Republicans need 60 votes in the Senate — and help from Democrats — to pass a budget bill and avoid a shutdown.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Montana is one of only three states to license an apprentice gas fitter.—
Adam A. Millsap,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The replica is spending the month of August at a trade school in nearby Nürtingen, where apprentices learn to restore and maintain classic cars.—
Ian Baker
August 24,
New Atlas,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aid. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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