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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
Undeterred, Staley kept at Auriemma until she, too, was steered away by her assistants.
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
The 72-year-old coach walked toward Staley in the final seconds of the game before the two had an angry exchange, with assistants having to get in between them.
—David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Bill Grier, one of Monson’s longtime assistants, bounced in 2007 from Spokane to San Diego, inheriting a team with one tourney invite in 20 years.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
The Gonzaga coach and NCAA Tournament mainstay has been a long-time friend of Spoelstra, with the two serving as assistants on Steve Kerr‘s Team USA coaching staff during the run to gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Three of Michigan's assistants worked with May at Florida Atlantic.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
But the rise of AI agents, or AI assistants that can carry out tasks autonomously, takes that risk to another level, some experts warn.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
The 72-year-old coach walked toward Staley in the final seconds of the game before the two had an angry exchange, with assistants having to get in between them.
—David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Bill Grier, one of Monson’s longtime assistants, bounced in 2007 from Spokane to San Diego, inheriting a team with one tourney invite in 20 years.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
The Gonzaga coach and NCAA Tournament mainstay has been a long-time friend of Spoelstra, with the two serving as assistants on Steve Kerr‘s Team USA coaching staff during the run to gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Three of Michigan's assistants worked with May at Florida Atlantic.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
But the rise of AI agents, or AI assistants that can carry out tasks autonomously, takes that risk to another level, some experts warn.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistants
Noun
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Departing campaign aides were cheered, by name, well after midnight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Pratt and his campaign aides didn’t respond to requests for comment.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Some of the kinder ones would give a Christmas tip if the apprentices did a good job cleaning their boots but others, basking in the new money of the Premier League, preferred to peacock.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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According to accounts by the architect’s apprentices, the design came together in a matter of hours.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Michigan State Police Forensic Team, K-9 team and Michigan State University Anthropology Unit assisted the responding deputies at the scene.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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At that point, Wise County deputies searched the FedEx truck for Athena but did not find her.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Multiple painkillers, sleep aids and THC were detected in his system.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Driver aids include automatic high-beams, a backup camera, a blind-spot monitor, a cross-traffic alert, a driver-monitoring alert, a lane-departure warning, a lane-keeping assist, a parking aid, and stability-control functionality.—
John Scott Lewinski,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Assistants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistants. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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