assistances

noun

plural of assistance
as in assists
an act or instance of helping thank you for your assistance in helping me change my flat tire

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  1. assists
  2. help
  3. supports
  4. boosts
  5. hands
  6. aids
  7. encouragements
  8. lifts
Noun
  • Tordin now leads the NWSL in goal contributions (seven goals, eight assists), just ahead of Rodman and Sanchez.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In six seasons at Dortmund, Reyna amassed 19 goals and 18 assists in 147 games.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of assists
Noun
  • The district is also preparing to develop a new elementary-school literacy curriculum this school year, with the help of new state funding.
    — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Many of the students who will be returning to Georgia’s campuses this month are only able to afford school with the help of federal student loans.
    — Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of help
Noun
  • Reaching for chatbot interactions rather than human supports in moments of emotional distress or crisis.
    — Megan Kelly, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
  • These are upstream levers—exactly the kind of environmental and social supports that reduce the chronic disease load over time.
    — Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of supports
Noun
  • That includes boosts from socialist Donavan McKinney, who is running for Michigan’s 13th District, and Will Lawrence, who cross-endorsed with el Sayed and is running for Michigan’s 7th District.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • While the Big Data + Panel tide raised pretty much every boat in the sports-TV waters, the year-to-year boosts notched by the likes of the NBA, NFL and NHL were likely a one-time phenomenon.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of boosts
Noun
  • Barron, last year’s first-round pick, nearly had a second interception minutes later, but the ball squirted through his hands.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • On the flight after the impromptu stop, Yeltsin sat motionless with his head in his hands, considering the bare shelves of Soviet food markets.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of hands
Noun
  • Healthcare and elder care have generated particular concern because many Haitians worked as home health aids and certified nursing assistants caring for patients and elderly residents.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Steadman and Myers allegedly made several purchases at pharmacies for sleeping aids and other prescription medication in the days leading up to the deaths, according to Rabbitt.
    — Matt Foster, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of aids
Noun
  • Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.
    — DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
  • All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of encouragements
Noun
  • More showers, however, will redevelop into the afternoon as the heat of the day builds and a warm front lifts north through the region.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Now, finally, the boldest experimenters can take advantage of walls that move at the touch of a button, precision lifts, rooms that shrink and expand, projected images that can be glued to moving surfaces.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026
Definition of lifts
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