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
The New York Times identified Genevieve McDonald, the political director for Platner's campaign until October, as the aide whom Gertner seemingly alerted to the possible scandal last summer.
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
Today Olsen is an aide to patients in psychiatric units.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Ayalew worked as a home care and home health aide, and also ran the San Pedro Gift Shop in Downtown San Jose for over a decade.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
Hilton is clearly a planner and player, stemming from his days as a top aide in the United Kingdom’s first coalition government running Number 10 since 1945—working with the Liberal Democrats.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 May 2026
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
Today Olsen is an aide to patients in psychiatric units.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Ayalew worked as a home care and home health aide, and also ran the San Pedro Gift Shop in Downtown San Jose for over a decade.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
Hilton is clearly a planner and player, stemming from his days as a top aide in the United Kingdom’s first coalition government running Number 10 since 1945—working with the Liberal Democrats.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide
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Chandler is a nursing assistant.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Glasner’s two main assistant coaches, Michael Angerschmid and Ronald Brunmayr, had long since been responsible for set pieces but, earlier this year, that responsibility was shifted to Paddy McCarthy with greater success, resulting in the Irishman taking up the duties full time.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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While DeGette has focused her comments on the need for humanitarian aid, Kiros has more directly criticized Israel and questioned its legitimacy as a state.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Sergei Shoigu, Russia's former defense minister and now secretary of its Security Council, also rejected Zelenskyy’s claim, describing it as a scare tactic to attract more Western aid for Kyiv.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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Its trio, a lonely fox-deer, an axolotl apprentice healer and a red panda Viking, travel through a darkening natural world as the series folds identity, belonging and environmental crisis.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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His successor proved to be a worthy apprentice in a series shaped by constantly clashing adjustments and counters.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.—
Allen G. Breed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 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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According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, deputies raided the home and found eight people recovering from cosmetic surgery inside, along with two employees.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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But a comment made by deputy commissioner Bill Daly during the annual State of the NHL news conference with commissioner Gary Bettman on Tuesday helps illustrate why the issue remains anything but easy for many with a stake in tournaments such as the 2028 World Cup.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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