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
During Donilon’s testimony, the longtime Biden aide told investigators he was paid $4 million for Biden’s reelection campaign and would have been paid another $4 million if Biden had won.
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Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Federal police had discovered a document detailing a plan to assassinate President Lula and Justice Moraes on a computer belonging to General Mario Fernandes, a top aide of Bolsonaro.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The first hopeful sign came when Charles and Harry's aides were photographed meeting at a private member's club in July.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
His sister Karina, his powerful top aide, was also hit by a last-minute corruption scandal just days before the election, which undoubtedly hurt the campaign.
—Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Federal police had discovered a document detailing a plan to assassinate President Lula and Justice Moraes on a computer belonging to General Mario Fernandes, a top aide of Bolsonaro.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The first hopeful sign came when Charles and Harry's aides were photographed meeting at a private member's club in July.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
His sister Karina, his powerful top aide, was also hit by a last-minute corruption scandal just days before the election, which undoubtedly hurt the campaign.
—Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide
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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
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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
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Contestants cannot receive any outside aid whatsoever.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Glycerin helps maintain balance, so skin feels clarified, not stripped, while lecithin aids in dissolving debris, and myrtle leaf water provides an antioxidant boost.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
12 Sep. 2025
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Managers worry that apprentices may miss the chance to learn institutional best practices with each project outsourced.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ritter says the company starts to see a return on investment in its apprentices by Year 3.—
Andy Tonsing,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 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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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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In February, Fitzsimmons became the first female to reach the rank of deputy chief in the fire department’s 160-year history.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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According to a declaration filed by Roxana Avila-Cimpeanu, deputy director of the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, a number of Honduran children have been questioned by Department of Homeland Security officials.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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