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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
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 6 June 2025
These stickers claimed that the manufacturer was responsible for the deaths of AIDS patients due to the high price of AZT, the only drug approved at the time or treating HIV/AIDS.
—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
And the world is no longer on track to meet critical 2030 AIDS targets.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
This year, the organization will honor actor Colman Domingo, costume designer Paul Tazewell, choreographer Sean Bankhead, multidisciplinary artist Derrick Adams, National Black Justice Coalition CEO and executive director Dr. David J. Johns and founder of the Black AIDS Institute Phill Wilson.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
The show was entertaining, creative and a wonderful opportunity to raise money for the Sunburst Projects, a nonprofit group serving people affected by HIV/AIDS.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Birkin, who died in 2023, donated the original purse in 1994 to benefit the French AIDS charity, Association Solidarité Sida.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 June 2025
The charity said the benefit has so far raised nearly $300 million for its research programs on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
—Miranda Murray, USA Today, 24 May 2025
On Thursday, the pair attended the glitzy amfAR Gala Cannes 2025, which raised funds to support AIDS research.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
Noun
In the 80s, amid the growing AIDS epidemic, President Ronald Reagan told reporters that gay men were a threat to the general population.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 6 June 2025
These stickers claimed that the manufacturer was responsible for the deaths of AIDS patients due to the high price of AZT, the only drug approved at the time or treating HIV/AIDS.
—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
And the world is no longer on track to meet critical 2030 AIDS targets.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
This year, the organization will honor actor Colman Domingo, costume designer Paul Tazewell, choreographer Sean Bankhead, multidisciplinary artist Derrick Adams, National Black Justice Coalition CEO and executive director Dr. David J. Johns and founder of the Black AIDS Institute Phill Wilson.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
The show was entertaining, creative and a wonderful opportunity to raise money for the Sunburst Projects, a nonprofit group serving people affected by HIV/AIDS.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Birkin, who died in 2023, donated the original purse in 1994 to benefit the French AIDS charity, Association Solidarité Sida.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 June 2025
The charity said the benefit has so far raised nearly $300 million for its research programs on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
—Miranda Murray, USA Today, 24 May 2025
On Thursday, the pair attended the glitzy amfAR Gala Cannes 2025, which raised funds to support AIDS research.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 24 May 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 11 Jun. 2025.
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