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
Comer reiterated his call for Biden’s physician, Kevin O’Connor, and former senior White House aides Annie Tomasini, Anthony Bernal, Ashley Williams and Neera Tanden to appear before the committee.
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Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Insiders told the outlet that the king, 76, isn’t surrounded by palace aides urging him to reconcile with his son.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
Even senior aides including Clive Alderton, who was also named in Harry’s memoir, are unlikely to encourage outreach.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 5 June 2025
Fan, who used to be the director Asian affairs in Gov. Hochul’s office, is one of Stringer’s top aides on his mayoral campaign.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
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Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Insiders told the outlet that the king, 76, isn’t surrounded by palace aides urging him to reconcile with his son.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
Even senior aides including Clive Alderton, who was also named in Harry’s memoir, are unlikely to encourage outreach.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 5 June 2025
Fan, who used to be the director Asian affairs in Gov. Hochul’s office, is one of Stringer’s top aides on his mayoral campaign.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide
Noun
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Wiegman’s long-time assistant, Arjan Veurink, is to leave after the tournament to take over the Netherlands’ women’s team.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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This kind of human moderator review of chats is pretty common in the gaming world and can even apply to voice recordings made by various smart home assistants.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 June 2025
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Aid workers allege Israel’s backing of the groups is part of a wider effort to control all aid operations in the strip.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Deaths at Gaza aid distribution hubs The closures came after a number of incidents in which Palestinians collecting aid from hubs have been killed.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
7 June 2025
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Following the ceremony, the royal couple went aboard the ship and met representatives leading the delivery of the ship, apprentices and graduates of the Shipbuilding Academy and Royal Navy members, who discussed the ship's construction and capabilities.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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These included a gentleman singing with his manservant on Mardi Gras, seven apprentices of a ribbon maker singing together, and a woman charged for singing while working in her house and yard, among many others.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 May 2025
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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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The deputies that fired their weapons are placed on administrative assignment, Codd said.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
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The White House deputy press secretary, Harrison Fields, said the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is creating media to support a particular political party on the taxpayers' dime.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 June 2025
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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