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
Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Much of the work for the study took place while Connor was a research assistant at the California Institute of Technology.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Wiegman’s long-time assistant, Arjan Veurink, is to leave after the tournament to take over the Netherlands’ women’s team.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 6 June 2025
This kind of human moderator review of chats is pretty common in the gaming world and can even apply to voice recordings made by various smart home assistants.
—ArsTechnica, 5 June 2025
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Noun
Our all-female office consisted of someone at the front desk who handled the appointments, a medical assistant who helped me with patients, and a billing specialist who filed claims.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Much of the work for the study took place while Connor was a research assistant at the California Institute of Technology.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Wiegman’s long-time assistant, Arjan Veurink, is to leave after the tournament to take over the Netherlands’ women’s team.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 6 June 2025
This kind of human moderator review of chats is pretty common in the gaming world and can even apply to voice recordings made by various smart home assistants.
—ArsTechnica, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistant
Noun
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Trump’s political adviser and former White House aide Steve Bannon suggested the president should deport Musk back to his native South Africa.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Politico reported that White House aides have scheduled a call between Trump and Musk on Friday in an attempt to broker peace.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The main entry door features a custom graphic design element drawn from the archival Gordon Leaf mural pattern, which Wright commissioned his apprentice and secretary, Eugene Masselink, to create in 1956 for House Beautiful editor Elizabeth Gordon.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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The inside of the entry door showcases the Gordon Leaf Mural Wright prepared by Wright's apprentice and secretary Eugene Masselink, a theme mirrored in other areas throughout the interior.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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Another investigator used an undercover profile to contact Slusher as others worked to identify him, deputies said.—
Kate Linderman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2025
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Some of the photos were taken of the apartment in 2019 by a Transit American Services Inc. employee, said deputy district attorney Joseph Cannon, who prosecuted the case.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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The Soviets had to send troops into Budapest in 1956 and Prague in 1968 to keep the governments there subordinate to Moscow.—
Robert O. Keohane,
Foreign Affairs,
2 June 2025
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This was by no means a subordinate form of identity.—
Matthew Karp,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Nearly 400 Palestinians have been killed near aid centers since Israel lifted an 11-week total blockade on Gaza and allowed a trickle of aid to enter, according to the enclave’s health ministry.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
19 June 2025
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Suffer through an hour of testing before getting the hard sell on a pair of hearing aids.—
Christopher Null,
Wired News,
19 June 2025
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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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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
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While O'Donnell later reprised his role as Batman's trusty sidekick in 1997's Batman & Robin, Kilmer did not return; instead, George Clooney suited up as the Caped Crusader in that film.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Local radio personalities like Tom Chute (a frequent actor in Seven Angels shows) and former Don Imus sidekick Rob Bartlett crafted shows especially for the space.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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“Assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistant. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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