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
There’s no sign yet that Democrats are willing to support the House GOP’s stopgap bill on Thursday, when it’s next scheduled for a Senate vote, but Semafor confirmed a noticeable thaw in the shutdown dynamics among members and aides across the aisle.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Republicans also singled out senior aides Anthony Bernal and Annie Tomasini, who similarly pleaded the Fifth.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Senior aides Anthony Bernal and Annie Tomasini, along with Biden's physician, Kevin O’Connor, invoked the Fifth Amendment when they were called to testify.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Other aides repeatedly defended Biden's mental fitness, maintaining that he was mentally engaged in the decision-making process in the White House.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Volunteer legal aides from the group also came to the ICE field office, where the family was held, to provide documents about the family’s pending asylum case.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
That means no Meghan, no aides, and zero chance of it ending up as content for a documentary or book.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Oct. 2025
News from the power plant reached them in the early hours of the morning, as two of Zelensky’s aides sat in the bunker’s conference room, drinking whiskey with cola and monitoring the news.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
King Charles, Queen Camilla and their aides will be hoping that the headlines are more about the historic visit.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Republicans also singled out senior aides Anthony Bernal and Annie Tomasini, who similarly pleaded the Fifth.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Senior aides Anthony Bernal and Annie Tomasini, along with Biden's physician, Kevin O’Connor, invoked the Fifth Amendment when they were called to testify.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Other aides repeatedly defended Biden's mental fitness, maintaining that he was mentally engaged in the decision-making process in the White House.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Volunteer legal aides from the group also came to the ICE field office, where the family was held, to provide documents about the family’s pending asylum case.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
That means no Meghan, no aides, and zero chance of it ending up as content for a documentary or book.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Oct. 2025
News from the power plant reached them in the early hours of the morning, as two of Zelensky’s aides sat in the bunker’s conference room, drinking whiskey with cola and monitoring the news.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
King Charles, Queen Camilla and their aides will be hoping that the headlines are more about the historic visit.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aides
Noun
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Texas has not one, not two but three special assistants to the head coach.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Tom Day, director of Kansas Legislative Administrative Services, said office assistants and committee assistants are considered temporary state employees and are only paid during the months that the Legislature is in session.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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While the former aids in the reduction of puffiness and dark circles in the under-eye area based on hot and cold contrast therapy, the latter comes with three attachments for relieving muscle pain, tension, and soreness through rapid pulsations.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
27 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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Responding Miami-Dade Sheriff's deputies found the victim with at least 10 puncture wounds, according to the outlet.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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On July 25, the day before the stabbing, the 7th Probate Court of Emmet County ordered deputies to search for and detain Gille, who was homeless.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Aides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aides. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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