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
But my interest is in the mathematics that accompany video evidence and video assistants.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 June 2026
Inside the cage was a mouse—the mouse that Renova had significantly smoothed—eliciting a few gasps from nearby assistants.
—William Norwich, Vogue, 12 June 2026
Search Behavior Is Shifting The buyer journey is not so quietly moving off Google and into AI assistants.
—Dean Trevelino, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Chase had her glam squad on hand to prep her for the big day — including stylist Emma Pritchard, as well as styling assistants Jacinto Onofre and Rina Andreatta, and Emily Katz and Shaniqua Griffin for hair and makeup.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Retailers have introduced shopping assistants powered by AI that can recommend products and personalize the customer’s shopping experience, with the earliest iterations of those experiments being Amazon’s Alexa.
—Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
That’s where Peterson and his team of assistants come in.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Anthropic is one of the biggest innovators in the trillion-dollar AI industry, having just gone public at a staggering $965 billion valuation, and cemented Claude as one of the most capable assistants on the market.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 June 2026
People don’t see the work that NHL assistants do beyond the practices and games.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 June 2026
Inside the cage was a mouse—the mouse that Renova had significantly smoothed—eliciting a few gasps from nearby assistants.
—William Norwich, Vogue, 12 June 2026
Search Behavior Is Shifting The buyer journey is not so quietly moving off Google and into AI assistants.
—Dean Trevelino, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Chase had her glam squad on hand to prep her for the big day — including stylist Emma Pritchard, as well as styling assistants Jacinto Onofre and Rina Andreatta, and Emily Katz and Shaniqua Griffin for hair and makeup.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Retailers have introduced shopping assistants powered by AI that can recommend products and personalize the customer’s shopping experience, with the earliest iterations of those experiments being Amazon’s Alexa.
—Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
That’s where Peterson and his team of assistants come in.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Anthropic is one of the biggest innovators in the trillion-dollar AI industry, having just gone public at a staggering $965 billion valuation, and cemented Claude as one of the most capable assistants on the market.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 June 2026
People don’t see the work that NHL assistants do beyond the practices and games.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistants
Noun
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Newsom aides blame late paperwork amid emergency response, noting the donations were disclosed before regulators inquired.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The aides said that State Department officials confirmed this week that the administration is aiming to close out PEPFAR, the US global initiative to fight HIV/AIDS, in South Africa by early next year.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
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The location is intended to help students, technicians, apprentices, and engineers move directly into careers linked to quantum technologies.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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Regular midwives were primarily women, trained as apprentices but not institutionally educated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Prosecutors said that, before the crash, a law enforcement dispatcher had confirmed over the radio that deputies were already at the scene and that there were no reports of injuries and the suspect had left the area.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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According to Euro News, 125 deputies backed the government proposal, 61 voted against it and 13 abstained.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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This is a dramatic increase from 2010, when the CDC reported just 4% of adults used prescription sleep aids.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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The air that’s pushed down helps your body remove excess heat and aids in evaporating perspiration.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
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“Assistants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistants. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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