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
Newsom aides blame late paperwork amid emergency response, noting the donations were disclosed before regulators inquired.
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Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The aides said that State Department officials confirmed this week that the administration is aiming to close out PEPFAR, the US global initiative to fight HIV/AIDS, in South Africa by early next year.
—Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
Watching Trump and his aides sell the deal is in some ways as humiliating as the deal itself.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
RadarOnline recently reported that Charles has already called for palace aides to review which family members are residing in royal properties.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 17 June 2026
The nonprofit didn’t report paying any compensation to a staff or board, which includes two former Newsom aides, Steve Kawa and Jim DeBoo, as well as Sacramento Kings COO Matina Kolokotronis.
—Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Immigrants are important to our local economy, where immigrants are 26% of our labor force, four in 10 local entrepreneurs and 40% of our health aides.
—Nancy Rudner, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
And while top aides were on the negotiating team, Levine Cava declared the administration’s price tag as too high.
—Douglas Hanks
june 16, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
White House aides pointed to Iran’s weakened control of the Strait of Hormuz and securing President Donald Trump‘s desired language on the shuttering of Iran’s nuclear weapons program as shifting factors Friday that indicate the latest possible peace deal will stick.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2026
Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The aides said that State Department officials confirmed this week that the administration is aiming to close out PEPFAR, the US global initiative to fight HIV/AIDS, in South Africa by early next year.
—Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
Watching Trump and his aides sell the deal is in some ways as humiliating as the deal itself.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
RadarOnline recently reported that Charles has already called for palace aides to review which family members are residing in royal properties.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 17 June 2026
The nonprofit didn’t report paying any compensation to a staff or board, which includes two former Newsom aides, Steve Kawa and Jim DeBoo, as well as Sacramento Kings COO Matina Kolokotronis.
—Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Immigrants are important to our local economy, where immigrants are 26% of our labor force, four in 10 local entrepreneurs and 40% of our health aides.
—Nancy Rudner, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
And while top aides were on the negotiating team, Levine Cava declared the administration’s price tag as too high.
—Douglas Hanks
june 16, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
White House aides pointed to Iran’s weakened control of the Strait of Hormuz and securing President Donald Trump‘s desired language on the shuttering of Iran’s nuclear weapons program as shifting factors Friday that indicate the latest possible peace deal will stick.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aides
Noun
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But my interest is in the mathematics that accompany video evidence and video assistants.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 June 2026
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Inside the cage was a mouse—the mouse that Renova had significantly smoothed—eliciting a few gasps from nearby assistants.—
William Norwich,
Vogue,
12 June 2026
Noun
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This is a dramatic increase from 2010, when the CDC reported just 4% of adults used prescription sleep aids.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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The air that’s pushed down helps your body remove excess heat and aids in evaporating perspiration.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The location is intended to help students, technicians, apprentices, and engineers move directly into careers linked to quantum technologies.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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Regular midwives were primarily women, trained as apprentices but not institutionally educated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Prosecutors said that, before the crash, a law enforcement dispatcher had confirmed over the radio that deputies were already at the scene and that there were no reports of injuries and the suspect had left the area.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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According to Euro News, 125 deputies backed the government proposal, 61 voted against it and 13 abstained.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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“Aides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aides. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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