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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
Simon Perry, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
In the early 2000s Swaziland, by many estimates, had the highest rate of AIDS infection in the world by percentage of population.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Centuries later, one of their descendants faces a similar scenario: the AIDS pandemic in Spain.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Taylor also used much of her wealth to promote causes dear to her, particularly as one of the first outspoken advocates in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Eight chronological sections unfold, starting with early homosocial portraiture and drag culture, and proceeding to the AIDS crisis and its trenchant images of sorrow, along with rage at the inaction of the Reagan administration.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The money in question includes nearly $4 billion for global health programs through September and more than $6 billion for HIV and AIDS programs through 2028.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
But his report on AIDS, released in October 1986, showed a different side of the nation’s doctor.
—Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Joanna died in July 2025, per the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, which acknowledged her death in a post on Facebook.
—Avalon Hester, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Prince William has taken inspiration in his work to help the homeless, while Prince Harry has carried her torch in supporting those affected by AIDS and retraced her steps through Angolan minefields with The HALO Trust.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
In the early 2000s Swaziland, by many estimates, had the highest rate of AIDS infection in the world by percentage of population.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Centuries later, one of their descendants faces a similar scenario: the AIDS pandemic in Spain.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Taylor also used much of her wealth to promote causes dear to her, particularly as one of the first outspoken advocates in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Eight chronological sections unfold, starting with early homosocial portraiture and drag culture, and proceeding to the AIDS crisis and its trenchant images of sorrow, along with rage at the inaction of the Reagan administration.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The money in question includes nearly $4 billion for global health programs through September and more than $6 billion for HIV and AIDS programs through 2028.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
But his report on AIDS, released in October 1986, showed a different side of the nation’s doctor.
—Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Joanna died in July 2025, per the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, which acknowledged her death in a post on Facebook.
—Avalon Hester, People.com, 5 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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