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as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
after several years as a photographer's helpmate, the young man decided to pursue his own ambitions in commercial photography
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as in wife
a female partner in a marriage
the man and his helpmate of 50 years decided that it was high time they took a trip around the world together
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Recent Examples of helpmate
Educators were among the first people to grapple with the implications of generative AI because the technology was such an obvious helpmate for college students.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2025
Given Stevenson’s challenges, the presence of a helpmate became especially significant.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2025
Judge’s talent for observation has always served as a reminder of how overrated its helpmate, conclusion, is.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
In this horrific thriller, Abraham (Lukas Hassel) is both host and determined helpmate to eternity.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
Artificial intelligence arrives Several Super Bowl ads make the case for AI as a helpmate.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The sheltering animals become a makeshift community of helpmates, but marauders onshore, and in the air, abound.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2025
Given Stevenson’s challenges, the presence of a helpmate became especially significant.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2025
Judge’s talent for observation has always served as a reminder of how overrated its helpmate, conclusion, is.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
In this horrific thriller, Abraham (Lukas Hassel) is both host and determined helpmate to eternity.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
Artificial intelligence arrives Several Super Bowl ads make the case for AI as a helpmate.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The sheltering animals become a makeshift community of helpmates, but marauders onshore, and in the air, abound.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpmate
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On October 14, the Bureau sent the assistant attorney general an eight-paragraph précis of the poet’s life, work, and political leanings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Eberflus has spent 17 seasons in the NFL as a head coach and defensive assistant, having spent last season as the DC for the Cowboys.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The 80-foot-long grinning behemoth floating in a roadside pond was built as an anniversary gift for the owner’s whale-loving wife.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Shukr's wife and brother told The Associated Press recently that the retired officer does not have any information about Arad's fate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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The aide told him to take it up with the chief.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Stanford paper showed employment for young professionals grew faster than for older workers in roles including nursing aides, psychiatric aides and home-health aides.—
Conor Sen,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Martinez remains in cuffs and on the ground, unmoving, for about a minute before paramedics already on the scene of the earlier traffic accident begin to provide medical aid.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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After cutting direct military aid to Ukraine last year, Washington even reached out to Kyiv for its expertise in countering Iranian drones, which Russia uses to attack it.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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His background as a baker includes working as an apprentice and practicing in Corsica, Australia and San Diego before opening up his own place.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Danielle Martinelli, who danced for the company as an apprentice and later did choreography for it, remembered advice Cunningham would give.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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Emily Hampsten, deputy chief of staff for Durbin, confirmed Wednesday morning that the senator was referring to the Sacramento mother.—
Mathew Miranda
Updated March 4,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Law enforcement called off the chase because of safety concerns, but deputies later found the Chevrolet at a gas station in Georgetown, according to the affidavit.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2026
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Fast-spinning Didymos is 2,560 feet across with, according to the latest study, 200 times more mass than its sidekick.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Soundcore Outdoor Speaker Deal The Soundcore Boom 3i is the ultimate sonic sidekick for the person who refuses to stay indoors.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Helpmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpmate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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