as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow served as an aide in his father's senatorial campaign
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Recent Examples of aide
While one research study found REIT investments were associated with higher spending on nursing wages, another concluded that after being bought by REITs, nursing homes frequently replaced registered nurses with less skilled nurses and aides.
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Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
These low wages have resulted in underemployment, forcing home aides and elder care workers to sometimes seek out one or two other jobs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
The former Salinas mayor won that year with help from now-Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and his lobbyist brother Rick Rivas, who served as campaign aides.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Justice Department and White House officials also described instances in which aides or security personnel had difficulty waking him.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 18 Apr. 2026
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Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
These low wages have resulted in underemployment, forcing home aides and elder care workers to sometimes seek out one or two other jobs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
The former Salinas mayor won that year with help from now-Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and his lobbyist brother Rick Rivas, who served as campaign aides.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Justice Department and White House officials also described instances in which aides or security personnel had difficulty waking him.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 18 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide
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The positions include 11 elementary school counselors, 17 exceptional service education counselors, 16 social workers, 21 clerical support assistants and 40 district management positions, according to a document provided by the school district.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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Clyde Caldwell, a classroom assistant at Hyde Park Academy, said both teens were enrolled at the school.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The victim was transported the South Shore Hospital after receiving aid on the scene.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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And by the way, there’s a humanitarian component here as well in terms of fertilizer, food, and other aid agencies that need that open for the ongoing crises in Africa.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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During the Renaissance, master painters typically employed apprentices to work alongside them as the apprentices learned their craft.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
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Born in 1857 in Derry Township, Pennsylvania, Hershey took an interest in candy making at age 14 and spent four years as an apprentice at a place called Royer’s Ice Cream Parlor and Garden in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.—
David P. Willis,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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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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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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Before his death, Mikhail had told sheriff’s deputies that he had been jumped in September by eight gun-wielding individuals, including Elijah, at the YMCA basketball courts near Oak Ridge High School.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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Zanzibar deputy police commissioner Zuberi Chembela told ABC News Tuesday that McCann is still being questioned by police, and an investigation into her death is ongoing.—
Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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