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a military officer who assists another high-ranking officer
He served as an aide-de-camp to the calvary commander.
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Recent Examples of aides-de-camp
All our aides-de-camp are top in their respective psychiatric branches.
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Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aides-de-camp
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Mesa College has gotten permission to offer a bachelor’s degree program for prospective physical therapy assistants despite opposition from California State University San Bernardino, which claimed that the San Diego community college was replicating one of its courses.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Some of the messages involve Pritzker and Epstein—sometimes via their assistants—discussing plans to meet for dinner.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
21 Feb. 2026
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All departments, from administrators to gardeners and cafeteria workers to teachers and classroom aides, will be impacted by the reductions, approved by trustees during their Wednesday meeting.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Shelby taught young aides that your word is your bond and making deals across the aisle hinges on trust, and often, genuine friendship.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Coordinated Set Identification Service (CSIS) allows two earbuds—or two hearing aids—to be discovered and managed as a coordinated set rather than independently, with resolvable identifiers and set‑level locks.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
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The availability and functionality of the two SUVs’ advanced driver aids, such as traffic-adaptive cruise control, are pretty comparable as well.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Aides-de-camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aides-de-camp. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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