as in aide
a person who helps a more skilled person
the chief assistant to the director
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Recent Examples of assistant
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
Her pencil-thin villain is only redeemed by Geraldine Viswanathan’s performance as her conflicted assistant, whose dilemma is at the core of a movie about the double-sided power that comes with a sense of purpose.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
There are flavors of assistants across the board, such as Jake’s [Schreier] dynamic with his assistant [Samara Handelsman].
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2025
Now, Amy Borghesi is charged with stealing cash from school fundraisers throughout her two-year employment as an administrative assistant at Murphy Elementary School, according to school officials and court documents filed on April 15.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Maybe that’s also why Bucky, having been tipped off by Valentina’s assistant (Geraldine Viswanathan), ends up ditching his political career and meets up with the fugitives, as well as Yelena’s boisterous, limo-driving pops.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
Her pencil-thin villain is only redeemed by Geraldine Viswanathan’s performance as her conflicted assistant, whose dilemma is at the core of a movie about the double-sided power that comes with a sense of purpose.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
There are flavors of assistants across the board, such as Jake’s [Schreier] dynamic with his assistant [Samara Handelsman].
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2025
Now, Amy Borghesi is charged with stealing cash from school fundraisers throughout her two-year employment as an administrative assistant at Murphy Elementary School, according to school officials and court documents filed on April 15.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistant
Noun
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Adding to the confusion are sharp differences among Mr. Trump’s aides and advisers about the right approach.—
Michael Crowley,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The trouble starts when Simin moves out, and Nader must hire an aide.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The rest of the cast will return, including new fan-favorite and Skoll apprentice, Shin Hati, played by Ivanna Sakhno.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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An impressive 93% of apprentices retain employment after completing an apprenticeship program.—
Portia Wu,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Alexandra Shapiro Alexandra Shapiro brings over 30 years of appellate experience to Combs' legal team, having served as the deputy chief of appeals for the United States attorney's office in Manhattan and an attorney-adviser in the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
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Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies and marine units assisted with the search and recovery.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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Each theater navy has its subordinate submarine flotillas, surface ship flotillas, aviation units, and naval bases, the Pentagon stated in its Chinese military power report.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Therefore, all the other religions found in India thrive because of Hinduism, and are subordinate to it.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Beckham, ahead of his May 2 birthday, highlighted his work with humanitarian aid organization UNICEF to help raise awareness earlier this year.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The funds that universities receive from the federal government are often in the form of grants and used for research and development, facility and administrative costs and student aid.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
Noun
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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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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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She was cast in the shadows of real-life friend Ronda Rousey and then relegated to more of a sidekick with Pure Fusion Collective.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Weird, but not nearly as weird as sidekick comedian Richard King pretending to be cranky KISS bassist Gene Simmons for a whole episode a few weeks ago.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
1 May 2025
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“Assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistant. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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