as in assisted
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
sought to aid her in her search for a dachshund puppy by looking online
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Recent Examples of aided
He was aided by big man Francis Folefac, who added 18.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
The fund has aided a collection of short films from directors originating from Afghanistan, Iran, Ukraine, Syria, and Somalia.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
While discussing current events, and specifically the military conflict with Iran, Reid said that Iranians were justified in disliking the United States due to the 1953 coup in which Iran’s Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown, an effort that Great Britain and the United States aided.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2026
In addition to Williams’ 21 points, Quadir Copeland (16 points and eight rebounds) and McNeil (11 points) aided the Wolfpack’s comeback effort.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
The defendants were initially identified by their stage names until Atlanta police aided Oakland investigators with their government names.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Noise is synonymous with Lagos, and the hotel’s sound levels are not aided by its location.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Mar. 2026
Their reserves rallied in the fourth quarter — aided by shaky shooting from Schierman (1-for-8), Hauser (4-for-11) and Pritchard (2-for-11) — forcing Celtics Mazzulla to reinsert Tatum, Brown and Queta to halt their charge.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Jones was still aided up top by Bruce Brown, the nearest help defender.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
The fund has aided a collection of short films from directors originating from Afghanistan, Iran, Ukraine, Syria, and Somalia.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
While discussing current events, and specifically the military conflict with Iran, Reid said that Iranians were justified in disliking the United States due to the 1953 coup in which Iran’s Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown, an effort that Great Britain and the United States aided.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2026
In addition to Williams’ 21 points, Quadir Copeland (16 points and eight rebounds) and McNeil (11 points) aided the Wolfpack’s comeback effort.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
The defendants were initially identified by their stage names until Atlanta police aided Oakland investigators with their government names.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Noise is synonymous with Lagos, and the hotel’s sound levels are not aided by its location.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Mar. 2026
Their reserves rallied in the fourth quarter — aided by shaky shooting from Schierman (1-for-8), Hauser (4-for-11) and Pritchard (2-for-11) — forcing Celtics Mazzulla to reinsert Tatum, Brown and Queta to halt their charge.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Jones was still aided up top by Bruce Brown, the nearest help defender.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aided
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Utah State sharpened its game, the Aztecs erred too often, on both offense and defense, and the Aggies — yes, assisted by an officiating mistake that led to a pair of free throws — ran away to a 72-63 victory.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Matias Fernandez-Pardo scored the opener for Lille and then assisted Hákon Haraldsson early in the second half.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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OpenClaw was founded by Austrian software developer Peter Steinberger late last year, and its popularity has helped spark an AI agent frenzy.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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Denise Lee's father, a local sheriff's sergeant, helped deploy a massive police response.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Aided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aided. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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