as in aides
a person who helps a more skilled person
the chief assistant to the director
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Recent Examples of assistants
Other tech companies have also been rolling out their own AI browser assistants.
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Jaures Yip, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
In total, there are 30 people in each morning meeting, from quality control assistants and members of the training staff to strength coaches and admissions representatives.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The expert will curate a personal toolkit of models and assistants, knowing which one to deploy for which task.
—Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Production assistants, production supervisors, assistant production supervisors, line producers and bidding producers are all subject to the new deal.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
During Hron’s tenure, TR Labs accelerated hiring and launched seven generative AI products in 18 months, including AI assistants for legal research and contract drafting.
—John Kell, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Antonio, Miss Joan, and Yuchen show up to be the assistants to Jesus, Veejay, and Ethan, respectively, and then everyone gets to work.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
OpenAI’s move toward proactive assistants Pulse follows OpenAI's January introduction of Tasks, a feature that lets Plus and Pro subscribers schedule ChatGPT to perform specific actions at set times.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
During his tenure at ICM, Broder established an agent trainee program to help educate newcomers and boost the career prospects of assistants, coordinators, colleagues and young agents.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Jaures Yip, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
In total, there are 30 people in each morning meeting, from quality control assistants and members of the training staff to strength coaches and admissions representatives.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The expert will curate a personal toolkit of models and assistants, knowing which one to deploy for which task.
—Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Production assistants, production supervisors, assistant production supervisors, line producers and bidding producers are all subject to the new deal.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
During Hron’s tenure, TR Labs accelerated hiring and launched seven generative AI products in 18 months, including AI assistants for legal research and contract drafting.
—John Kell, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Antonio, Miss Joan, and Yuchen show up to be the assistants to Jesus, Veejay, and Ethan, respectively, and then everyone gets to work.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
OpenAI’s move toward proactive assistants Pulse follows OpenAI's January introduction of Tasks, a feature that lets Plus and Pro subscribers schedule ChatGPT to perform specific actions at set times.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
During his tenure at ICM, Broder established an agent trainee program to help educate newcomers and boost the career prospects of assistants, coordinators, colleagues and young agents.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistants
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The gap in government services will be painful, and Democratic senators and aides report constituents are already peppering them with questions about the shutdown.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The outlet also reported that Harry’s aides had a private meeting with the king’s communications secretary in London.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The house’s historical and architectural value comes from its original creators—husband and wife Sheng Pao Sheng and Shao Fang Sheng, both former apprentices of Wright.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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That’s a key fact given that under labor law, unions represent employees—not independent contractors, interns, apprentices or some other designation short of employment.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Clark and Kjolsrud were found with gunshot wounds just off State Route 87 near Mount Ord, north of Sunflower, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, whose deputies found the bodies on May 27.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sheriff's office deputies and the Washington State Patrol bomb squad were called in to assist.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Equipped with inertial and GPS guidance, the JL-2 may also deploy decoys and penetration aids.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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This estimates the bike's position and mass in real time, and beams that to the rider aids for more precise cornering ABS and wheelie control intervention so the bike can hold a tight line.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Assistants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistants. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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