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a person who helps a more skilled person
the chief assistant to the director
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Recent Examples of assistants
The union represents pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians, clinical lab scientists, medical lab technicians and clinical and administrative workers in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura and Kern counties.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Campbell’s top assistants at Sac State — Xavier Lopez and Minyon Moore — followed him to TCU.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
One of those assistants will succeed Kilbride.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Renetheia Denson may call out the same instructions as the other traveler assistants at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, but she's known by passengers and coworkers for giving directions with her own special flair.
—Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
OpenClaw agents, which are personal AI assistants designed to take over entire computers to carry out complex, multistep tasks, have blown up this year.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
The retailer has been incorporating AI to optimize its supply chain, provide assistants for customers and more.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
The union said UConn proposed a larger discount for garage permits for graduate assistants, which would leave them paying $180 more than other employees but $270 less than other students.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
There are photographers and lighting assistants and makeup artists, with each set of professionals clustered around the couple.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Campbell’s top assistants at Sac State — Xavier Lopez and Minyon Moore — followed him to TCU.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
One of those assistants will succeed Kilbride.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Renetheia Denson may call out the same instructions as the other traveler assistants at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, but she's known by passengers and coworkers for giving directions with her own special flair.
—Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
OpenClaw agents, which are personal AI assistants designed to take over entire computers to carry out complex, multistep tasks, have blown up this year.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
The retailer has been incorporating AI to optimize its supply chain, provide assistants for customers and more.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
The union said UConn proposed a larger discount for garage permits for graduate assistants, which would leave them paying $180 more than other employees but $270 less than other students.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
There are photographers and lighting assistants and makeup artists, with each set of professionals clustered around the couple.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistants
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Harris aides are also discussing similar speeches later in the spring and summer, a person familiar with her plans told CNN.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Trump aides say the backlash sends views soaring.—
Drew Harwell,
Washington Post,
25 Mar. 2026
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Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Still, apprentices Justin, Jeff, and Meg, told us this beats their old jobs.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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An over-the-top hazing event involving members of a high school baseball team is under investigation in southeastern North Carolina, according to deputies.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Florida deputies rushed to save the lives of nearly a dozen people who were tossed into the water off the Fort Myers coast when their pontoon boat overturned, and the dramatic rescue was caught on video.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the navigational challenges for vessels and aircraft in the region, interference with satellite navigation systems could also hamper the responses of emergency services which rely on navigation aids, Dyer said, in a call with CNBC.—
Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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Nursing, pediatric, and home health aids were among the hottest jobs for women without degrees, according to a 2025 report from Pew Research Center.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Assistants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistants. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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