as in aide
a person who helps a more skilled person
the chief assistant to the director
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Recent Examples of assistant
Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Clark appeared to say while Fever assistant Briann January dragged her back to the bench.
—Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Meta AI are all major players in the AI assistant game.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 14 May 2026
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Noun
His assistant coaches lift him, swarm him, and someone trips.
—Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Clark appeared to say while Fever assistant Briann January dragged her back to the bench.
—Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Adjective
First-year coach Brandon Telesco is guiding the Lancers, and Thessa Malau’ulu, who played for UCLA from 2021-24, is serving as an assistant coach.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Meta AI are all major players in the AI assistant game.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistant
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On Monday, six lower-ranking ministerial aides quit, and several senior members of Starmer's governing cabinet urged him to set out a plan for his resignation and to hold a party leadership contest, according to The Guardian newspaper.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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In Los Angeles’ 32nd District, Sherman, 71, is attempting to fend off Jake Levine, 41, a former Obama and Biden White House climate aide who decided to run after losing his childhood home in the Palisades fire.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Humanoid robot to serve as renovation apprentice The renovation project involving the humanoid robot ‘Tinnie’ is being launched by Cherie Barber, also known as Australia’s Renovation Queen.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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As the dust settles, Din adopts Grogu, who is renamed Din Grogu and officially becomes a Mandalorian apprentice.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Jules helps Logan manage his crush on Hannah and pushes him to be supportive of their mother who’s in rehab for the fifth time.—
Jennifer McClellan,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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The Connecticut Restaurant and Hospitality Association, the trade association representing the state’s restaurants and hotels, was especially supportive of another provision in the bill that would have allowed a portion of the sales-and-use tax to be dedicated to tourism funding.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Pursued by legendary lawman Pat Garrett and his ambitious young deputy, Ross takes refuge at a remote homestead ravaged by diphtheria.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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The deputy then spoke with the boy, who said the water bottle Schuman threw hit him on the side of his stomach and knocked his phone down.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Three — able seaman William Orren, Boy 1st Class David Young and subordinate officers' steward John Bridgens — had been aboard the HMS Erebus.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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There were four on each of the two ships in the Franklin expedition, with the best candidates being Thomas Armitage, gunroom steward, or William Gibson, subordinate officers’ steward, both of whom served on the HMS Terror.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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Santos plays Ruby Dela Cruz, the head of a grassroots organization serving Aeta communities, while Martin plays Angelique Dumont, a European humanitarian executive overseeing aid operations across Southeast Asia.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Italy's embassy in Colombo was providing assistance to those onboard and had contacted the Red Crescent, which offered to deploy volunteers to help provide psychological aid.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.—
Allen G. Breed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Before ensemble sitcoms like Seinfeld, before oddball sidekicks became television staples, there was Ed Norton—the sewer worker with boundless optimism played by Carney on The Honeymooners.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
15 May 2026
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Loyal sidekick The police officer rose to fame thanks to his close relationship with the strongman leader, who ruled the Philippines with an iron fist from 2016 to 2022, a period marked by the brutal war on drugs.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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“Assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistant. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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