as in assistants
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 aides
Nusbaum believes this training must be extended to paraeducators, the teacher aides who provide assistance and support in the classroom, or else their inability to properly respond to violence may contribute to teacher injuries.
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IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
However, in July, a meeting between senior aides for the two gave people hope.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
Several other Biden aides testified behind closed doors over recess, providing more fodder for Republicans.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
They are joined by an ensemble including Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Gabriel Basso, Anthony Ramos, Greta Lee, Moses Ingram, and Jason Clarke, each embodying the cabinet members, military officers, and aides scrambling to prevent total disaster.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
China’s state broadcaster said Xi and Putin had tea with a small group of aides around noon.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The committee has already conducted interviews and depositions with nearly a dozen former top Biden aides and members of the president’s inner circle.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Earlier that month, the outlet also reported that Harry’s aides had a private meeting with the king’s communications secretary in London.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Harris is set to begin a high-profile book tour next month, prompting concern among aides and California officials over her safety.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
However, in July, a meeting between senior aides for the two gave people hope.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
Several other Biden aides testified behind closed doors over recess, providing more fodder for Republicans.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
They are joined by an ensemble including Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Gabriel Basso, Anthony Ramos, Greta Lee, Moses Ingram, and Jason Clarke, each embodying the cabinet members, military officers, and aides scrambling to prevent total disaster.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
China’s state broadcaster said Xi and Putin had tea with a small group of aides around noon.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The committee has already conducted interviews and depositions with nearly a dozen former top Biden aides and members of the president’s inner circle.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Earlier that month, the outlet also reported that Harry’s aides had a private meeting with the king’s communications secretary in London.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Harris is set to begin a high-profile book tour next month, prompting concern among aides and California officials over her safety.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aides
Noun
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Dan Bale, who has known Skinner for a long time, joined in November 2023 and Carl Green, who worked with Skinner at Orlando Pride and Birmingham City, remain as first-team assistants.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both companies develop large language models and AI assistants—OpenAI with ChatGPT, xAI with Grok—that target overlapping user bases.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Raising Voices had two friends who refused to wear hearing aids and RV was frustrated trying to talk with them.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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Even with the hearing aids, Sid can struggle with hearing in loud environments or when more than one person is talking.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Across the city, Guerin teaches young people, apprentices aspiring farmers and trains adults in the field of sustainable agriculture.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
2 Sep. 2025
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William Alexander’s adult SF debut grew out of a short story featured in The Sunday Morning Transport, about planetary courier Tova Lir and Agatha Panza von Sparkles, one of her baby bot apprentices—functionally, her foster children.—
Natalie Zutter
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Farthing was arrested in Florida days after his lottery win and body camera footage from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office shows the Kentuckian being tased and tackled by deputies after attempting to flee following a bar fight.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
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Routh was later stopped that same day while heading north on I-95 by Martin County sheriff’s deputies, in coordination with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Aides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aides. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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