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
Surveillance footage from the day care first showed Pitzer and another aide trying to bandage the 11-year-old’s forehead while the child was sitting on the floor, according to authorities.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The president did not respond to Dewey’s charges, but cabinet members and chief aides did.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Still, some aides do not think those outside pressure points will ultimately force either Democrats or the GOP to move.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025
This summer, Madison Biedermann, a press aide, showed me around the Department of Education.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The president did not respond to Dewey’s charges, but cabinet members and chief aides did.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Still, some aides do not think those outside pressure points will ultimately force either Democrats or the GOP to move.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025
This summer, Madison Biedermann, a press aide, showed me around the Department of Education.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide
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After years of a 4-4-2 being the prevailing setup across Europe in the 1990s, former Manchester City assistant manager Juanma Lillo was an early exponent of the 4-2-3-1 system in the early 2000s during his time in Spain.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coding assistants have been some of the early winners of the generative AI rush, becoming the first real application type to attract a hefty number of paying users.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Accessibility and Sustainability The lobby, rooftop, spa, and restaurants are all accessible to guests using mobility aids.—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Sudan plunged into a civil war more than two years ago, sparking what aid organizations have described as one of the world’s worst displacement and hunger crises.—
Mark Scolforo,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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In 1975, Antonucci was a 16-year-old apprentice for Gacy’s construction company, PDM Contractors, in Des Plaines, Ill.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The trailer shows Hemsworth’s Geralt assembling an army of adventurers to track down his former Witcher apprentice Ciri (Freya Allan).—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
7 Oct. 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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The couple reportedly returned to the campsite as an ambulance was taking their children away to a local hospital to receive medical care, and deputies at the scene arrested them there, according to WKRC.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The deputy marshal was in stable condition, according to the agency.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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