aides

noun

plural of aide
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 Many Kyl aides were just out of college or, as interns, still in college. — Lauren Weiner, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026 Talk to his doctors, his social worker, and the aides about other options. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026 Ahmed doesn’t merely document the decisions that led President Biden and his aides to arm and rationalize what leading human rights organizations and legal scholars now consider a genocide. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026 Mayor Mamdani’s aides violated city rules and state law in using the disappearing Signal app to send messages to internet influencers to help them to spread word of the mayor’s achievements. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026 The two held a private meeting with aides in the Oval Office after participating in a military review in the Rose Garden and exchanging gifts in the Blue Room. — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 The ProPublica story revealed that the FBI had been circling the senator, her top aides and a pro-Collins super PAC in recent years, asking questions about their relationship with Navatek. — William Turton, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2026 Plenty of junior aides know things, and plenty of people who talk to people who work in the White House or work in a government agency know things. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 The president then shook hands with some of the event’s participants before walking over to the awaiting helicopter, trailed by aides including chief of staff Susie Wiles and executive assistant Natalie Harp. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aides
  1. assistants
  2. aids
  3. apprentices
  4. deputies
Noun
  • Along with Muse, other AI assistants will compete, such as Google's Gemini Spark.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Royals currently have assistants Marcus Thames and Connor Dawson on Matt Quatraro’s staff.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of assistants
Noun
  • Because high-potency vapes drive up physical tolerance, standard quitting aids — like over-the-counter patches or nicotine gum — can sometimes feel inadequate to a user seeking immediate relief.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Seltos has a bigger standard touchscreen, more available driver aids, and more convenience features — such as a power-adjustable driver’s seat or leather upholstery — at a lower price.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of aids
Noun
  • Experienced workers are needed not only to fill jobs, but to mentor apprentices, supervise jobsite learning, and teach the next generation.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Eligible watchmaking students and apprentices may apply from Switzerland, France, Belgium, Germany and, as of this edition, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of apprentices
Noun
  • The Senate Armed Services Committee also heard closed testimony from Hegseth’s top deputies, including Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The pursuit continued for about 15 minutes on backroads before the pickup crashed into a drainage canal on Seymour Road west of Armour Road, according to Sutter deputies.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of deputies

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“Aides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aides. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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