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as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
exasperated, the army surgeon requested a helpmeet who wouldn't faint at the sight of blood
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as in wife
a female partner in a marriage
he and his helpmeet share a passion for rock climbing
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Recent Examples of helpmeet
When Harold burned out on being the helpmeet to the rising star, Minnie took his place.
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Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Perhaps even with assistance from our digital helpmeets.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Rather than serve as helpmeets to men, their husbands often took a backseat.
—Marissa C. Rhodes / Made By History, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
In a workplace, they’re expected to be helpmeets while also being held up as tokens of acceptance, a dynamic the characters bridle against and use to their advantage.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2024
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Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Perhaps even with assistance from our digital helpmeets.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Rather than serve as helpmeets to men, their husbands often took a backseat.
—Marissa C. Rhodes / Made By History, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
In a workplace, they’re expected to be helpmeets while also being held up as tokens of acceptance, a dynamic the characters bridle against and use to their advantage.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpmeet
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The positions include 11 elementary school counselors, 17 exceptional service education counselors, 16 social workers, 21 clerical support assistants and 40 district management positions, according to a document provided by the school district.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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Clyde Caldwell, a classroom assistant at Hyde Park Academy, said both teens were enrolled at the school.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Boudreaux said that Hoppert's body was taken to the coroner's office and that his wife and mother had been notified.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Another option is to set new boundaries and communicate them clearly to your wife.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Speier, who entered politics by first working as a congressional aide and experienced harassment from a supervisor, said that part of the problem in Congress is that members are given wide latitude to run their offices.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, a rally was held outside the Roybal Learning Center in downtown LA in support of SEIU, which represents about 30,000 aides, bus drivers, custodians and cafeteria workers.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The first-team players knew that the apprentices were skint, earning £29 a week.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, Maul is also intrigued by the prospect of recruiting a new apprentice, a Jedi Padawan named Devon.—
Rafael Motamayor,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2026
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The group announced the new mutual aid market on social media, citing community concerns over rising costs as the motivation behind the move.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Gang violence gripping Port-au-Prince disrupts aid delivery and goods transportation, leaving families in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country with impossible survival choices as the economy contracts for the seventh year.—
Evens Sanon,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 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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Before his death, Mikhail had told sheriff’s deputies that he had been jumped in September by eight gun-wielding individuals, including Elijah, at the YMCA basketball courts near Oak Ridge High School.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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Zanzibar deputy police commissioner Zuberi Chembela told ABC News Tuesday that McCann is still being questioned by police, and an investigation into her death is ongoing.—
Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Jones appears on the show as the loyal sidekick to one of the characters.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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And the fries were more than just a sidekick.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Helpmeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpmeet. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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