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 incident ended when one of her top aides, Juan José Ramírez Mendoza, intervened.
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Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
But his operation—run largely by longtime aides and consultants—never found a rhythm.
—Nik Popli, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
That means no Meghan, no aides, and zero chance of it ending up as content for a documentary or book.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
His network of aides and former aides, forged over decades, was in the forefront of those pushing for Saddam Hussein’s overthrow – unfinished business, deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and others argued, from the first Gulf War.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
All Senate Republicans have been invited to the White House for a breakfast tomorrow morning, a White House official and two Congressional aides confirmed to ABC News.
—ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
And unlike home health aides, many healthcare jobs come with substantial paychecks.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Raúl Castro led one such purge in 2009, after taking over his ailing brother Fidel, in an effort to consolidate power away from his brother’s aides.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Upper Press, or Room 140, as it is formally called, hosts the offices of press secretary Karoline Leavitt and other press aides.
—Scott Nover, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2025
Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
But his operation—run largely by longtime aides and consultants—never found a rhythm.
—Nik Popli, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
That means no Meghan, no aides, and zero chance of it ending up as content for a documentary or book.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
His network of aides and former aides, forged over decades, was in the forefront of those pushing for Saddam Hussein’s overthrow – unfinished business, deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and others argued, from the first Gulf War.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
All Senate Republicans have been invited to the White House for a breakfast tomorrow morning, a White House official and two Congressional aides confirmed to ABC News.
—ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
And unlike home health aides, many healthcare jobs come with substantial paychecks.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Raúl Castro led one such purge in 2009, after taking over his ailing brother Fidel, in an effort to consolidate power away from his brother’s aides.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Upper Press, or Room 140, as it is formally called, hosts the offices of press secretary Karoline Leavitt and other press aides.
—Scott Nover, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aides
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Nursing assistants, some paid just $11 an hour, were offered a few extra dollars an hour to work upstairs, potentially putting their lives and their families at risk.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The proposal may also open the door for similar laws in other high-risk areas, such as mental health bots and educational assistants.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Rider aids are plentiful too, with three levels of power, engine braking, and rear traction control, all made possible by the IMU and ride-by-wire throttle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
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In addition to working as a puppeteer, Spinney was also an artist, who illustrated books and training aids for the Air Force.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rolle talked to the Miami Herald last week about what potential apprentices need to know about MDC’s pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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He and his apprentices host glass- blowing classes on Fridays and Saturdays (reservation required), when guests can make anything from a bowl to a tumbler to an ornament.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The deputies, obsessive fishermen, leaned in to study the lures, to see what kind of man the tackle box belonged to.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The suspect could be seen cursing, giving the deputies the middle finger and then spitting on one of the men, at which point a Taser came out.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Aides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aides. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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