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Recent Examples of aid
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
In 2019, two friends from far north suburban Zion, Edward Schimenti and Joseph Jones, were convicted of attempting to aid the Islamic State terrorist group by providing cellphones to an undercover FBI agent to be used as detonators for bombs. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 This includes a coordinated donation to the Secret Witness program, which offers rewards for tips aiding the investigation. Stepheny Price , Julia Bonavita , Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aid
Noun
  • Positive steps toward a reconciliation seemed to take place over the summer, with Prince Harry's aides and one of the King's key staffers meeting for the first time in July.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Comer has questioned the former president’s use of the autopen for pardons and executive orders and whether his aides covered up his cognitive decline.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For her, bedrooms and dining rooms, in particular, benefit from the romance and visual depth these prints offer.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Some social benefit incentives don’t work in the right direction.
    Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On top of that, the Wawa Foundation also sends care packages to troops, and the employees can receive tuition assistance.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Discounted membership options are available for young adults and qualifying recipients of government assistance.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Multiple authorities had assisted in the search, including several fire departments, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan State Police Aviation Unit.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Heavy equipment has been shifted from other parts of the fire to assist with removal of fuels.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • More than 200 volunteer dentists, hygienists, and dental assistants, backed by the nonprofit TeamSmile organization and the Chiefs, provided free dental care Tuesday to 300 children from Kansas City-area schools.
    Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • These failures occurred when the AI models confabulated successful operations and built subsequent actions on false premises, highlighting the risks of depending on AI assistants that can misinterpret file structures or fabricate data to hide their errors.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Rather than rendering aid or notifying emergency personnel, Sellers told co-workers that a ‘woman fell in the parking lot’ and needed help.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On top of that, several apprentice dancers have been promoted, as have a few from CB2, Cincinnati Ballet’s second company.
    David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Additionally, Brown, who has been tattooing for 20 years, is now training apprentices in his shop.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aid. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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