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
Departing campaign aides were cheered, by name, well after midnight.
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ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Pratt and his campaign aides didn’t respond to requests for comment.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Kyrylo Budanov, a former military spy and one of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy's key aides, expressed optimism that negotiations could be nearing a settlement, according to a Bloomberg report Friday.
—Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Most aldermen have one to three hourly aides that work at least 700 hours.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Trump’s aides pointed us to the madman theory, saying that the president’s unpredictability, combined with his genocidal threat to wipe out Iran, had forced the agreement.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Cuts to the district’s transitional kindergarten aides and the consolidation of preschool programs have also proven controversial.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The jobs listed in the EDD layoff notices include behavioral specialists, child care workers, food service managers, instructional aides, medical assistants, program directors, recreation workers, a refugee resettlement worker and therapists.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Senate aides told Semafor that the body is expected to vote on Frank Garcia’s confirmation to be Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs soon after the two-week April recess.
—Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Pratt and his campaign aides didn’t respond to requests for comment.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Kyrylo Budanov, a former military spy and one of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy's key aides, expressed optimism that negotiations could be nearing a settlement, according to a Bloomberg report Friday.
—Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Most aldermen have one to three hourly aides that work at least 700 hours.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Trump’s aides pointed us to the madman theory, saying that the president’s unpredictability, combined with his genocidal threat to wipe out Iran, had forced the agreement.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Cuts to the district’s transitional kindergarten aides and the consolidation of preschool programs have also proven controversial.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The jobs listed in the EDD layoff notices include behavioral specialists, child care workers, food service managers, instructional aides, medical assistants, program directors, recreation workers, a refugee resettlement worker and therapists.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Senate aides told Semafor that the body is expected to vote on Frank Garcia’s confirmation to be Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs soon after the two-week April recess.
—Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aides
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The Wall Group negotiates all these deals with cosmetics ambassadorships, hair product lines, top luxury brands like Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Prada, all while monitoring the work of stylists’ assistants to see who’s ready to ascend the ladder.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Service Employees International Union Local 99, which represents roughly 30,000 support staff, including bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and special education assistants, met with the district Thursday for a mediation session.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The deduction primarily aids wealthier Americans with large mortgage payments on their homes.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
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According to the National Institutes of Health, less than a fifth of American adults aged 20 to 69 who could benefit from wearing hearing aids have ever used them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Some of the kinder ones would give a Christmas tip if the apprentices did a good job cleaning their boots but others, basking in the new money of the Premier League, preferred to peacock.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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According to accounts by the architect’s apprentices, the design came together in a matter of hours.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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Court records indicate authorities became aware of Jones’ falsified hours through a complaint by the library’s manager, who discovered discrepancies on a log sheet required to be filled out by deputies working there.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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Steiner was arrested on March 29 when Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded to Palos Verdes Drive South after someone called to report that a man was running in traffic.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Aides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aides. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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