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as in aides
a person who helps a more skilled person
Jack is his mother's preferred aid in the kitchen, as his sister Janice is clumsy when it comes to chopping and peeling
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as in benefits
a thing that helps
a dictionary is a handy aid for working crossword puzzles
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as in assists
an act or instance of helping
the clerk asked if she needed any aid carrying out her purchases
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as in helps
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
sought to aid her in her search for a dachshund puppy by looking online
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Recent Examples of aids
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 June 2025
In 1985, the FDA approved Marinol, a synthetic form of THC called dronabinol, for cancer and AIDS patients, its sales are an estimated around at around $250 million annually.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Seventh on Sale set off a wave of HIV/AIDS initiatives.
—Jordan Wake, Vogue, 30 June 2025
The clinic primarily served gay men and would later become a key site of early HIV and AIDS treatment in the region.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
There is no cure for HIV or AIDS, but medicines can control the infection, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Decades later, that feeling is more acute: the gay beach in Chicago where it was taken no longer exists, memorialized today by a 2.5-acre garden in memory of those who lost their lives to AIDS.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
Among its most urgent concerns were the administration's plans to significantly downsize public health programs for HIV/AIDS prevention as well as Justice Department programs that investigate anti-LGBTQ hate crimes, in addition to sweeping cuts to resources for the trans community.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 June 2025
But advocacy groups and global AIDS organizations raise concerns about whether that potential will be fully realized, given recent cuts to U.S.-supported programs for HIV treatment and prevention around the world.
—Alice Park, Time, 18 June 2025
Noun
The celebrated Scottish film and screen actor, who was regarded as one of the brightest lights of his generation, died at the age of 40 from AIDS in 1990, and asked that the cause of his death be publicized to promote awareness and acceptance of the illness.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 June 2025
In 1985, the FDA approved Marinol, a synthetic form of THC called dronabinol, for cancer and AIDS patients, its sales are an estimated around at around $250 million annually.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Seventh on Sale set off a wave of HIV/AIDS initiatives.
—Jordan Wake, Vogue, 30 June 2025
The clinic primarily served gay men and would later become a key site of early HIV and AIDS treatment in the region.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
There is no cure for HIV or AIDS, but medicines can control the infection, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Decades later, that feeling is more acute: the gay beach in Chicago where it was taken no longer exists, memorialized today by a 2.5-acre garden in memory of those who lost their lives to AIDS.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
Among its most urgent concerns were the administration's plans to significantly downsize public health programs for HIV/AIDS prevention as well as Justice Department programs that investigate anti-LGBTQ hate crimes, in addition to sweeping cuts to resources for the trans community.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 June 2025
But advocacy groups and global AIDS organizations raise concerns about whether that potential will be fully realized, given recent cuts to U.S.-supported programs for HIV treatment and prevention around the world.
—Alice Park, Time, 18 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aids
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In a video posted by one of his aides, the president gestured to two corporate executives.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Still, Coffman believes the most pressing problem likely to result from the immigration crackdown will be a shortage of aides to care for people in their homes and in nursing homes.—
Ronnie Cohen,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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The dots represented arts organizations, creative businesses, studios, galleries, performance venues, and cultural and historic assets.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the complaint, Aaron asks that neither party be awarded alimony and that both parties' community assets and debts are in accordance with Nevada law.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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But in the meantime, those who know her are left to ponder an illness that appears to have consumed the caring mother, in spite of her efforts to get help.—
Laura Crimaldi,
BostonGlobe.com,
13 Feb. 2023
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Police departments in Carroll County could get help from the state with funding the high cost of outfitting officers with body cameras, if a bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly is passed.—
Sherry Greenfield,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2023
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“Aids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aids. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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