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 Burnham plans to work there at least one day a week, alongside a full-time staff of aides, experts and civil servants. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 To say that this was an eventful day for congressional aides and senate staff would be an understatement. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Some White House aides who focus on politics were strongly opposed, one of the sources said. — Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Two others familiar with the White House discussions on the war said the president and his top aides are not pleased with the status quo. — David Hickey, NBC news, 30 July 2026 Those wages greatly exceed both the federal minimum wage and workers’ median wages in most common occupations, among them home health aides, administrative assistants and food service workers. — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The governor’s aides offered an alternative plan to dedicate around $7 billion over several years to healthcare funding in California, which didn’t move Regan. — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 Smith also gathered text messages from the National Archives from White House phones that included exchanges between White House aides and lawmakers. — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 23 July 2026 As of today, congressional officials had yet to receive classified briefings on the latest phase of the war, aides told us. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aides

Noun

Pullen has hired former Westminster assistants Neema Salimi (offensive coordinator), Byron Curtis (linebackers coach), Bill McGahan (director of scouting) and Joe Sturniolo (special teams coach).

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The postsecondary programs include curriculums for HVAC certification, massage therapy, nursing assistants, phlebotomy, solar energy technician and semiconductor cleanroom operator, among other concentrations.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of assistants

Noun

City Colleges recently launched Chicago Moonshot, an apprenticeship initiative associated with the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park, where the district has committed to graduating hundreds of IT apprentices over the next five years.

— Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
There are currently 17 apprentices at the Winter Park facility.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026