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as in assistants
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 wives
a female partner in a marriage
he and his helpmeet share a passion for rock climbing
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Recent Examples of helpmeets
In the right-wing imagination, these women are acting like harpies — an epithet often seen online — when they’re supposed to be helpmeets.
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Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpmeets
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The Wall Group negotiates all these deals with cosmetics ambassadorships, hair product lines, top luxury brands like Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Prada, all while monitoring the work of stylists’ assistants to see who’s ready to ascend the ladder.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Service Employees International Union Local 99, which represents roughly 30,000 support staff, including bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and special education assistants, met with the district Thursday for a mediation session.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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It is set at an elite preparatory school to groom future wives, made up of daughters of Commanders, many of whom have been taken away from their birth parents, and so-called Pearl Girls, recruited from outside of Gilead.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the sketch, a group of five men — forced to spend time together so their wives can socialize in the kitchen — seemingly have nothing in common and are destined for an afternoon of drinking beer in silence.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Departing campaign aides were cheered, by name, well after midnight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Pratt and his campaign aides didn’t respond to requests for comment.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Some of the kinder ones would give a Christmas tip if the apprentices did a good job cleaning their boots but others, basking in the new money of the Premier League, preferred to peacock.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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According to accounts by the architect’s apprentices, the design came together in a matter of hours.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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Multiple painkillers, sleep aids and THC were detected in his system.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Driver aids include automatic high-beams, a backup camera, a blind-spot monitor, a cross-traffic alert, a driver-monitoring alert, a lane-departure warning, a lane-keeping assist, a parking aid, and stability-control functionality.—
John Scott Lewinski,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Michigan State Police Forensic Team, K-9 team and Michigan State University Anthropology Unit assisted the responding deputies at the scene.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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At that point, Wise County deputies searched the FedEx truck for Athena but did not find her.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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He-Man is assisted by a ragtag assortment of toy-friendly sidekicks known as the Heroic Warriors; Skeletor's stooges are the similarly imaginatively titled the Evil Warriors.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Joining him are a cavalry of superstar sidekicks, some of whom might be in high school right now.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Helpmeets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpmeets. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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