as in assistants
a person who helps a more skilled person
the senator's adjutants and aides always arrive ahead of him on the campaign trail
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Texas has not one, not two but three special assistants to the head coach.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025 -
Tom Day, director of Kansas Legislative Administrative Services, said office assistants and committee assistants are considered temporary state employees and are only paid during the months that the Legislature is in session.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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The incident ended when one of her top aides, Juan José Ramírez Mendoza, intervened.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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But his operation—run largely by longtime aides and consultants—never found a rhythm.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Rolle talked to the Miami Herald last week about what potential apprentices need to know about MDC’s pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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He and his apprentices host glass- blowing classes on Fridays and Saturdays (reservation required), when guests can make anything from a bowl to a tumbler to an ornament.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The deputies, obsessive fishermen, leaned in to study the lures, to see what kind of man the tackle box belonged to.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The suspect could be seen cursing, giving the deputies the middle finger and then spitting on one of the men, at which point a Taser came out.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Rider aids are plentiful too, with three levels of power, engine braking, and rear traction control, all made possible by the IMU and ride-by-wire throttle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
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In addition to working as a puppeteer, Spinney was also an artist, who illustrated books and training aids for the Air Force.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Those costs were signed off by the club’s auditors, but also helped Laporta and his lieutenants present a cleaner slate from 2021-22 onwards.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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In order to reach him, messages had to be relayed by his lieutenants, who went on twice-weekly walks with him.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Adjutants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjutants. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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