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
While one research study found REIT investments were associated with higher spending on nursing wages, another concluded that after being bought by REITs, nursing homes frequently replaced registered nurses with less skilled nurses and aides.
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Jordan Rau, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Trump’s aides are clear on the stakes in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program and an end to the war.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Republican senators and senior aides say 51 firm votes for that maneuver are exceedingly unlikely to exist.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Despite initially garnering bipartisan support as someone perceived to be a pro-union Republican, Chavez-DeRemer's tenure atop the Labor Department was quickly derailed by allegations of misconduct by herself, her husband, her father and senior aides.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
The New York Times reported last week that the department's inspector general was looking at text messages sent by Chavez-DeRemer, her top aides and family members to young staffers.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
While one research study found REIT investments were associated with higher spending on nursing wages, another concluded that after being bought by REITs, nursing homes frequently replaced registered nurses with less skilled nurses and aides.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
These low wages have resulted in underemployment, forcing home aides and elder care workers to sometimes seek out one or two other jobs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
The former Salinas mayor won that year with help from now-Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and his lobbyist brother Rick Rivas, who served as campaign aides.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Jordan Rau, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Trump’s aides are clear on the stakes in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program and an end to the war.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Republican senators and senior aides say 51 firm votes for that maneuver are exceedingly unlikely to exist.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Despite initially garnering bipartisan support as someone perceived to be a pro-union Republican, Chavez-DeRemer's tenure atop the Labor Department was quickly derailed by allegations of misconduct by herself, her husband, her father and senior aides.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
The New York Times reported last week that the department's inspector general was looking at text messages sent by Chavez-DeRemer, her top aides and family members to young staffers.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
While one research study found REIT investments were associated with higher spending on nursing wages, another concluded that after being bought by REITs, nursing homes frequently replaced registered nurses with less skilled nurses and aides.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
These low wages have resulted in underemployment, forcing home aides and elder care workers to sometimes seek out one or two other jobs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
The former Salinas mayor won that year with help from now-Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and his lobbyist brother Rick Rivas, who served as campaign aides.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aides
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Barea is now one of the top assistants on Denver’s staff, collaborating with Adelman on the offense.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The guests will be in France for the Cannes Film Festival, so there will probably be a lot of A-list actors, filmmakers, and assistants trying to make movie magic happen.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2026
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In her performance of Francis Poulenc’s operatic monodrama La Voix Humaine (The Human Voice), Hannigan turned that problem — and many more — into an advantage with a couple of technological aids.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, people with spasmodic dysphonia may use communication aids or devices, such as those that translate text to speech.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Baptism of Christ is generally believed to have been completed by El Greco’s son and other apprentices in his workshop in the decade after the artist died.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Art historians believe it was unfinished at the time El Greco died in 1614 and that it was completed by the painter’s son, Jorge Manuel, with help from other apprentices in El Greco’s workshop.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Talley at one or two points engaged the sheriff’s deputies who stood over him throughout the hearing and at one point started laughing as Pekara argued for his detention.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department At the time, a separate LASD news release said that deputies were called to the 13200 block of Jarvis Avenue near 132nd Street in the Athens Park area after learning of a shooting in the area.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Aides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aides. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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