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noun

ə-ˈsi-stənt

Definition of assistant

as in aide

a person who helps a more skilled person the chief assistant to the director

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adjective

as in assisting

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Recent Examples of assistant

Noun

Starting as a buyer’s admin assistant was a brilliant way to understand every single aspect of the business. — Elektra Kotsoni, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026 The Real Failure If your quality strategy is failing, the cause is older than AI coding assistants. — Mudit Singh, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Adjective

And Fatse’s perspective will be one among a few, including Mattingly, Dombrowski and Luke Murton, the former farm director who was promoted to assistant general manager for hitting in late August. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2026 The attendant led her to a massive mahogany desk set on pedestals of graduating drawers, where the assistant manager sat. — CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assistant

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Noun

An aide to Kennedy reportedly paid a janitor with the same name to enter the race.

— Drew Kurlowski, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
The slowdown could happen in a number of ways, GOP aides working on health policy told me — depending on how big an election night Democrats have.

— David Lim, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of aide

Adjective

For his Republican opponent, 62% said Rogers is too supportive of the president.

— Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Of all Simpson’s children, Arnelle has been the most vocally supportive of her father.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of supportive

Noun

When unnecessary costs accumulate, a small contractor may have less money available for raises, equipment, another apprentice or employee benefits.

— Christian Swann, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
But Glennon’s glad-handing soon gives way to a much blunter critique when my Ear-Candling Tech’s apprentice steps in to say that my team has absolutely had it with me and my excuses.

— Julie Klausner, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of apprentice

Adjective

Even under mayoral control in New York City, the city is largely responsible for the public schools’ budget and the mayor appoints not only the chancellor and a majority of school board members but also subordinate superintendents and staff.

— David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Everything remains subordinate to the leader’s needs and whims.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of subordinate

Noun

Her day job is as deputy creative director at the Center for Biological Diversity in Tucson, Arizona.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Notable Nuclear power is key to bolstering energy security in Africa, but its rollout on the continent requires workforce training and safety regulations, said Daniel Poneman, former US deputy enerfy secretary.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Monday's attacks on a shelter and former school with bunker-busting bombs came as people were lined up for aid in Komyshuvakha, a village in the Zaporizhzhia region.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
The strikes come after Russia's deadly attack on an aid distribution site on Monday in a village in southern Ukraine, which killed 31 people.

— Katlyn Ma, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of aid

Noun

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
In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024

Definition of adjutant

Noun

Brad Pitt revises his Oscar-winning role as Booth, a stuntman and sidekick to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton in the original 2019 film.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
Moreno will be joined on the honoree roster by Guillermo Rodríguez, the beloved sidekick of Jimmy Kimmel on his long-running late-night show, who will receive an Alegría Award.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

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