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
Trump’s senior aides have advised him to give diplomacy a chance first, Axios reported.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
The aide nodded in affirmation.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
The victim’s home health aide took a photo of Mcvae that identified his clothes while the Samaritan provided a description of him to detectives.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
Arienne Mandi debuted in The Night Agent season 2 as Noor Taheri, an ambitious aide at the Iranian Mission trying to use her position to secure a better future for her family.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
The aide nodded in affirmation.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
The victim’s home health aide took a photo of Mcvae that identified his clothes while the Samaritan provided a description of him to detectives.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
Arienne Mandi debuted in The Night Agent season 2 as Noor Taheri, an ambitious aide at the Iranian Mission trying to use her position to secure a better future for her family.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide
Noun
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Kelly might well have wondered when Pinheiro was sent to the screen by video assistant referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski whether his second booking was about to be overturned.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Similar to what was depicted in Love Story, his former assistant RoseMarie Terenzio revealed that Kennedy took Bessette out on a fishing boat to pop the question.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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With thousands of families afraid to leave their homes and with no source of income, mutual aid networks, large and small, ramped up to offer everything from food delivery to rent assistance to laundry service.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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Chesterton Fire provided mutual aid and the Porter County Sheriff’s Department also assisted.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Din also adopted his apprentice Grogu, who trained as a Jedi with Luke Skywalker.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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At one station, three apprentices showed the congresswoman paper sketches of plumbing construction designs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 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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The first deputy arrived within about three minutes and shot the suspect, who was pronounced dead at the scene, said officer Shelbie Boyd, a spokesperson for the Pierce County Force Investigation Team.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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As Shah Alam’s discharge from jail was being processed, deputies notified US Border Patrol, which had earlier placed him under an immigration detainer, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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