assistants

noun

plural of assistant
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 Every SaaS provider is building its own agent, but retailers can’t realistically deploy dozens of competing assistants across a single customer journey. — Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026 ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence assistants have billions of users — but data on how people are really using the tools is sparse and fragmented. — Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2026 One such panel from Measure Protocol, spanning apps, browsers, search and AI assistants, reported in 2025 that more than one in five ChatGPT conversations showed commercial intent. — Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 But newer technology has added more pathways for drivers to interact with their phones, including navigation, voice assistants and social media. — Diana Anos, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 The bottom line All three AI assistants helped organize the shopping process and could save parents time. — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Coach Ken Niumatalolo built a veteran staff of assistants under Filimoeatu, adding defensive pass game coordinator and cornerbacks coach Brian Norwood along with safeties coach Joe Dale. — Niles Hall, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026 That’s a very different proposition from the current voice assistants. — New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2026 The Angels fired former Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux and two of his assistants earlier Tuesday. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistants
  1. aides
  2. apprentices
  3. deputies
  4. aids
Noun
  • The school also has two additional former Castro students working as campus aides — and the pipeline may continue.
    — Melissa May, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • And the concept, in his eyes, isn’t exclusive to the relationship between disabled people and their aides.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of aides
Noun
  • With the money, the museum is able to sustain, among other things, an internship program for teaching apprentices and a speaker series.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026
  • City Colleges recently launched Chicago Moonshot, an apprenticeship initiative associated with the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park, where the district has committed to graduating hundreds of IT apprentices over the next five years.
    — Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of apprentices
Noun
  • Shortly after arrival at the hospital, deputies said that 8-year-old Camila Leon had succumbed to her injuries.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Among them were Broward County sheriff’s deputies who wanted photos and a trio of women who lamented they had been drawn into a new Republican-leaning district.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of deputies
Noun
  • The Hummer’s tech aids in overcoming obstacles created by its massive size.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 12 Aug. 2026
  • People are reaching for aids years earlier, and staying in work as a result.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of aids

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