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
Collins’ former chief of staff and loyal aide, Brandon Phillips, is being investigated by the House Ethics Committee for allegedly misusing taxpayer funds.
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 16 Jan. 2026
During a subsequent meeting with the superintendent earlier this week, Frye says she was told the individual who was allegedly responsible is a teacher's aide.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
But, the aide said, the President would see me first.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
Micheale Clark, 46, who worked at Celina High School as a special education teacher’s aide, was arrested after being accused of being intoxicated while at work.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 16 Jan. 2026
During a subsequent meeting with the superintendent earlier this week, Frye says she was told the individual who was allegedly responsible is a teacher's aide.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
But, the aide said, the President would see me first.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
Micheale Clark, 46, who worked at Celina High School as a special education teacher’s aide, was arrested after being accused of being intoxicated while at work.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide
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Daily calls with Sundar Pichai In 2023, Google made a key change to combine its Google Brain research division with DeepMind, a move that laid the foundation for its success with the company's flagship AI assistant Gemini.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Aside from Wells’ appointment, the club’s coaching and technical staff remained mostly intact, aside from two outgoing and two incoming assistant coaches.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Fire department personell who responded to the scene rendered aid to the man and transported him to a nearby hospital, but he was later pronounced dead.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Scarce aid can be maximized by investing in approaches that reach more people at less cost.—
Ciaran Donnelly,
Time,
11 Jan. 2026
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Yorath enjoyed a glittering playing career after joining Leeds as a teenage apprentice, appearing 198 times for the club and playing in the European Cup, FA Cup, and European Cup Winners’ Cup finals.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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And many of those apprentices — in skilled trades, electricians, laborers, carpenters — are already at work strengthening and building the physical foundations of our state.—
Sacramento Bee staff,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 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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Scott’s deputy, John Modlin, who had previously been the head of Border Patrol in Tucson, Arizona, was given seven days to decide whether to resign, retire, or relocate his family to Boston for an unrelated homeland security job.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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Cellphone video reviewed by deputies reportedly shows Martinez threatening to drop the weight on the woman before throwing it toward her head.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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