Thesaurus results for AIDES

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 The office was staffed with longtime Machado aides, who had left families behind in Venezuela. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Democrats and Republican leaders both surveyed members last week on the college sports plan, which indicated an uncertain whip count on the floor and work still to do on amending the plan, according to senators and aides. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 20 July 2026 Diagnosed with Alzheimer's, severe dementia with agitation, depression, and anxiety, the woman was confused, had difficulty communicating her needs, and hit aides. — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026 Only palace aides were permitted to confirm the reunion took place after the Sussexes left Highgrove House, Charles' country home, without being seen. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026 Boshoff previously reported on an effort by Harry and by some royal aides to bring him back into the royal fold. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 July 2026 Trump’s aides have stood by his personal and family business practices. — Bill Barrow, Fortune, 17 July 2026 By the fall, under the pushback from health department officials at the FDA and elsewhere, along with White House aides, Kennedy agreed to only reduce the childhood schedule, according to three people familiar with the discussions. — CNN Money, 16 July 2026 That could include interns, librarians, counselors and aides, according to the ruling. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

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Noun

Should Microsoft be successful in implementing its strategy, that distinction, in that paradigm will prove more important than benchmark comparisons between competing coding assistants.

— Francis Sideco, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Durde has gotten praise from players and his coaching colleagues for his expertise in head coach Mike Macdonald’s system, his collaborative attitude and his teaching and communication skills with players and other assistants.

— Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of assistants

Noun

Internal medicine physician Manjaree Daw, MD, told Cleveland Clinic that lemon balm can be a gentler option than prescription sleep aids.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Leaning into ecology serves world-building, while trending toward biomechanics aids immediate believability.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

Definition of aids

Noun

There, King Charles works with head gardener Gráinne Ring and her team of 15, including apprentices, to cultivate the 15 acres of blooms, hedges, trees and more.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
According to accounts by Wright’s apprentices, after procrastinating on drawing any plans for nine months, Wright designed the house in two hours in September 1935 while the Kaufmanns were driving to his office to review them.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026