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as in aides
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 benefits
a thing that helps
a dictionary is a handy aid for working crossword puzzles
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as in assists
an act or instance of helping
the clerk asked if she needed any aid carrying out her purchases
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as in helps
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 aids
Pat Saperstein, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
The Gilead case stems from a civil lawsuit, filed under seal in August 2016, by Dr. Paul Bellman, a New York physician who specialized in treating patients diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
At the peak of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1990s and early 2000s, these communities were very hard hit — for example, one study from 2001 found that in South Africa 56% of truck drivers surveyed were HIV-positive.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Some events, such as the display of parts of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, plan to move to different venues.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
The cancer eventually cleared once again following years of treatment, but Denise remained sick — with new tests ultimately leading to a 2022 AIDS diagnosis shortly before her death on April 2, 2022, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
But what makes Seller’s story sing is his vivid recollection of a deprived childhood with demanding parents, his first job as a booking agent, and his coming out during the early days of the AIDS epidemic.
—Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
The measure, titled the North Carolina Compassionate Care Act, would legalize the use of cannabis for patients with certain qualifying debilitating medical conditions, such as cancer, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s disease and post-traumatic stress disorder.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
On Thursday morning, the volunteers stacked coffins 10 layers deep outside the State Department headquarters to protest funding cuts to the global program known as PEPFAR, or the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
—Orion Rummler, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
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Funded by grants from the Annenberg Foundation and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, along with support from entertainment companies, Every Day Action is helping to employ film industry workers too.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
The Gilead case stems from a civil lawsuit, filed under seal in August 2016, by Dr. Paul Bellman, a New York physician who specialized in treating patients diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
At the peak of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1990s and early 2000s, these communities were very hard hit — for example, one study from 2001 found that in South Africa 56% of truck drivers surveyed were HIV-positive.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Some events, such as the display of parts of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, plan to move to different venues.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
The cancer eventually cleared once again following years of treatment, but Denise remained sick — with new tests ultimately leading to a 2022 AIDS diagnosis shortly before her death on April 2, 2022, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
But what makes Seller’s story sing is his vivid recollection of a deprived childhood with demanding parents, his first job as a booking agent, and his coming out during the early days of the AIDS epidemic.
—Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
The measure, titled the North Carolina Compassionate Care Act, would legalize the use of cannabis for patients with certain qualifying debilitating medical conditions, such as cancer, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s disease and post-traumatic stress disorder.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
On Thursday morning, the volunteers stacked coffins 10 layers deep outside the State Department headquarters to protest funding cuts to the global program known as PEPFAR, or the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
—Orion Rummler, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aids
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In a video posted by one of his aides, the president gestured to two corporate executives.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Still, Coffman believes the most pressing problem likely to result from the immigration crackdown will be a shortage of aides to care for people in their homes and in nursing homes.—
Ronnie Cohen,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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The dots represented arts organizations, creative businesses, studios, galleries, performance venues, and cultural and historic assets.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the complaint, Aaron asks that neither party be awarded alimony and that both parties' community assets and debts are in accordance with Nevada law.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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But in the meantime, those who know her are left to ponder an illness that appears to have consumed the caring mother, in spite of her efforts to get help.—
Laura Crimaldi,
BostonGlobe.com,
13 Feb. 2023
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Police departments in Carroll County could get help from the state with funding the high cost of outfitting officers with body cameras, if a bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly is passed.—
Sherry Greenfield,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2023
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“Aids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aids. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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