assistants

plural of assistant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of assistants That's the percentage of time AI assistants misrepresent news content, according to an international study coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the BBC. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025 David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coding assistants have been some of the early winners of the generative AI rush, becoming the first real application type to attract a hefty number of paying users. Samantha Subin, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025 Among the 12 coaches under consideration are former 49ers coach George Seifert and former Niners assistants Mike Shanahan and Mike Holmgren. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025 But not every state allows medical assistants to give injections, erasing that cost savings. Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025 The world now has almost unlimited virtual and not-so-virtual assistants. Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025 My assistants didn't know which way to look. Ramsen Shamon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025 Staff changes for the Yankees The Yankees will need to replace at least two assistants on Boone’s staff, as the club did not offer new contracts to first-base coach Travis Chapman and bullpen coach Mike Harkey. Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Mazzulla instructed his assistants — a group that included two ex-NBA players and several former high-level college players — not to take it easy on the overmatched media team, applying a full-court press for nearly the entire game and burying their opponents beneath a barrage of 3-pointers. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistants
Noun
  • That means no Meghan, no aides, and zero chance of it ending up as content for a documentary or book.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2025
  • News from the power plant reached them in the early hours of the morning, as two of Zelensky’s aides sat in the bunker’s conference room, drinking whiskey with cola and monitoring the news.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rolle talked to the Miami Herald last week about what potential apprentices need to know about MDC’s pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • He and his apprentices host glass- blowing classes on Fridays and Saturdays (reservation required), when guests can make anything from a bowl to a tumbler to an ornament.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • On Miller’s ballot, the witness section was signed using her mother’s name, deputies said.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
  • It was headed by Khlopin, a specialist in the chemistry of radioactive materials, who was to be assisted by two deputies—Vernadsky, whose area was geology and mineralogy, and Abram Ioffe, the country’s leading nuclear physicist.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sturdy handrails, space for wheelchairs and mobility aids, and sinks, dryers and dispensers mounted for ease of reach.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Accessibility and Sustainability The lobby, rooftop, spa, and restaurants are all accessible to guests using mobility aids.
    Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Assistants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistants. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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