as in helping
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
you can assist families in need by donating old clothes in good condition
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Recent Examples of assisting
Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
The stock is also up nearly 60% year-to-date, reflecting growing confidence in the company’s business model, which is centered around assisting mobile app developers in publishing and marketing their applications.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Instead, scenes of life at the nunnery are interspersed with childhood memories, usually involving her mother assisting people in need or her classmates mistreating vulnerable children.
—Nathaniel Moore
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
These eel-like robots could be used for exploring unpredictable worlds – from exploring distant planets to assisting in disaster zones.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Days before the primary, the Department of Justice sued Wu and the city for its law prohibiting law enforcement from assisting federal officials with civil immigration enforcement.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Find a qualified estate attorney, who can walk you through the process and will present you with a variety of options for assisting your daughter in the future.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Members of the university's Counseling Center, Campus Ministry and Employee Assistance Program are assisting students, staff and faculty.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Soliman moved to the United States in 2014 after escaping torture and persecution from the Egyptian government for his work assisting journalists to cover pro-democracy movements, his supporters have said.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Many of the amendments are likely to spark infighting among Republicans as the party battles over whether to become more isolationist in the face of skepticism about assisting foreign countries.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
The stock is also up nearly 60% year-to-date, reflecting growing confidence in the company’s business model, which is centered around assisting mobile app developers in publishing and marketing their applications.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Instead, scenes of life at the nunnery are interspersed with childhood memories, usually involving her mother assisting people in need or her classmates mistreating vulnerable children.
—Nathaniel Moore
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
These eel-like robots could be used for exploring unpredictable worlds – from exploring distant planets to assisting in disaster zones.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Days before the primary, the Department of Justice sued Wu and the city for its law prohibiting law enforcement from assisting federal officials with civil immigration enforcement.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Find a qualified estate attorney, who can walk you through the process and will present you with a variety of options for assisting your daughter in the future.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Members of the university's Counseling Center, Campus Ministry and Employee Assistance Program are assisting students, staff and faculty.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Soliman moved to the United States in 2014 after escaping torture and persecution from the Egyptian government for his work assisting journalists to cover pro-democracy movements, his supporters have said.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assisting
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Instead of can’t-look-away infomercials, there are viral TikToks with users claiming that the devices can, like the once-buzzy weights, give your muscles more of a workout, allegedly burning more calories and aiding weight loss.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Erica Ruth Hampton, who was working as a bartender at Born’s, is charged with aiding an offender by being an accomplice after the fact.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
12 Sep. 2025
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State parties followed suit, helping propel Republicans to unified control of Washington in November.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the press release regarding the official launch of the Program, Impel co-founder and CEO Devin Daly emphasized the impact the companies hope to make by helping industry employees gain the acumen to effectively work alongside AI.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Raki McGregor, who also serves as the board chair of Mecklenburg County’s workforce development board Charlotte Works, recently made waves by publicly supporting candidates for CMS school board before his tenure as a CMS consultant was up.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Among the supporting evidence filed by the government are three academic reports by scholars with deep knowledge of Islamic charities in Egypt.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Assisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assisting. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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