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
IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2026
Artist management and production company Entertainment 360 has promoted Nicola Chomiak, Yang Fei, Erica Kennedy, Jonah Koppelman and Dustin Rios from assistant to manager.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Parents say Downes, who also served as an assistant coach for the boys team, was critical to the program.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Entry-level roles that open doors Common starting positions include AI research assistant, junior machine-learning engineer, and junior data analyst.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2026
Artist management and production company Entertainment 360 has promoted Nicola Chomiak, Yang Fei, Erica Kennedy, Jonah Koppelman and Dustin Rios from assistant to manager.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
According to his LinkedIn profile, Trent has worked at a number of schools in Michigan and has served as the assistant principal of Wyoming High School since 2022.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Parents say Downes, who also served as an assistant coach for the boys team, was critical to the program.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistant
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On the other hand, Aesha and Nathan have taken on new roles as head teacher and aide in the third-grade classroom, composed of Kizzi and Joe, who cannot stop touching each other, giggling, and speaking over the teacher, and Max, who cannot go a whole day without throwing a temper tantrum.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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Cook paid into the retirement system while working as an aide to Healey for the past three years and as a UMass Hotel manager since 2016, state Comptroller records show.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Yorath enjoyed a glittering playing career after joining Leeds as a teenage apprentice, appearing 198 times for the club and playing in the European Cup, FA Cup, and European Cup Winners’ Cup finals.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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And many of those apprentices — in skilled trades, electricians, laborers, carpenters — are already at work strengthening and building the physical foundations of our state.—
Sacramento Bee staff,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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The response was overwhelmingly supportive, which did surprise me a little.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Bashor is an assistant professor of bioengineering and biosciences at Rice and deputy director of the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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In the late spring, a University of Utah college student was arrested after a Mesa County sheriff’s deputy tipped off ICE officers to her location and immigration status.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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The inspector general's investigation found that Reece and Ruff — who were supervisor and subordinate — did not disclose their romantic relationship, which is a violation of a city executive order.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Santa’s elves are subordinate Clauses.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Dec. 2025
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Fire department personell who responded to the scene rendered aid to the man and transported him to a nearby hospital, but he was later pronounced dead.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Scarce aid can be maximized by investing in approaches that reach more people at less cost.—
Ciaran Donnelly,
Time,
11 Jan. 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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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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Seyfried had her first speaking part at 15, followed by a recurring role on All My Children, before appearing in Mean Girls as Regina George’s sidekick Karen Smith, whose breasts can predict rain.—
Claire Messud,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2026
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On the show, Don Knotts played Deputy Barney Fife, the comic sidekick to Sheriff Andy Taylor.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistant. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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