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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Noun
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From refs to scouts to iPad-toting assistants, on-field jobs are increasingly being filled by women.—
Jennifer Halper,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025 -
After cooking a spaghetti dinner for his assistants, Candy called his costars, Richard Lewis and Robert Picardo, just after midnight, to thank them for the day on set.—
Makena Gera,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Even in that situation, with the President speaking out on behalf of his own aides, the White House was rattled.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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White House aides are snipping at Republican colleagues on the Hill that this is on them to sort out.—
Phil Elliott,
Time,
8 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 house’s historical and architectural value comes from its original creators—husband and wife Sheng Pao Sheng and Shao Fang Sheng, both former apprentices of Wright.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Gandhi said detectives and deputies were at the scene investigating.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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When Strong went with deputies to search for the firearms, police found two handguns, an AR-15 and 64 rounds of ammunition, the citation states.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Oct. 2025
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Equipped with inertial and GPS guidance, the JL-2 may also deploy decoys and penetration aids.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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This estimates the bike's position and mass in real time, and beams that to the rider aids for more precise cornering ABS and wheelie control intervention so the bike can hold a tight line.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
8 Oct. 2025
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This offense, which ran those plays like core concepts during training camp, is inching closer to its identity; an identity influenced by McDaniels’ top lieutenants who have experience in offenses that sprouted from the Shanahan tree.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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In partnership with the West Virginia Division of Corrections, Smith trained over 230 sergeants in a single year, followed by sessions for lieutenants, captains, and wardens.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Adjutants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjutants. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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