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
Nursing assistants, some paid just $11 an hour, were offered a few extra dollars an hour to work upstairs, potentially putting their lives and their families at risk.
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Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The proposal may also open the door for similar laws in other high-risk areas, such as mental health bots and educational assistants.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Within the technology department, Gopalkrishnan has deployed AI coding assistants that are used by 18,000 developers.
—John Kell, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Texas has not one, not two but three special assistants to the head coach.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Tom Day, director of Kansas Legislative Administrative Services, said office assistants and committee assistants are considered temporary state employees and are only paid during the months that the Legislature is in session.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
And by integrating with Siemens’ EDA AI ecosystem, Calibre Vision AI supports generative AI chatbots and reasoning assistants.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Of them, Ingenito and Quintanilla are former Greene Talent assistants, with the latter promoted to agent there.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Defensive coordinator Hunter Braun, Dave Ricci, Mike Walcott and Rob Marquez are other notable assistants.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The proposal may also open the door for similar laws in other high-risk areas, such as mental health bots and educational assistants.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Within the technology department, Gopalkrishnan has deployed AI coding assistants that are used by 18,000 developers.
—John Kell, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Texas has not one, not two but three special assistants to the head coach.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Tom Day, director of Kansas Legislative Administrative Services, said office assistants and committee assistants are considered temporary state employees and are only paid during the months that the Legislature is in session.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
And by integrating with Siemens’ EDA AI ecosystem, Calibre Vision AI supports generative AI chatbots and reasoning assistants.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Of them, Ingenito and Quintanilla are former Greene Talent assistants, with the latter promoted to agent there.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Defensive coordinator Hunter Braun, Dave Ricci, Mike Walcott and Rob Marquez are other notable assistants.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistants
Noun
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The incident ended when one of her top aides, Juan José Ramírez Mendoza, intervened.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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But his operation—run largely by longtime aides and consultants—never found a rhythm.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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The deputies, obsessive fishermen, leaned in to study the lures, to see what kind of man the tackle box belonged to.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The suspect could be seen cursing, giving the deputies the middle finger and then spitting on one of the men, at which point a Taser came out.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Rider aids are plentiful too, with three levels of power, engine braking, and rear traction control, all made possible by the IMU and ride-by-wire throttle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
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In addition to working as a puppeteer, Spinney was also an artist, who illustrated books and training aids for the Air Force.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Assistants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistants. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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