as in assistants
a person who helps a more skilled person
the drug lord has a pair of brutal lieutenants who do most of his dirty work for him
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Recent Examples of lieutenants
The implication is that Walsingham, or one of his lieutenants, trained Marlowe to play with fire and, in the process, put fire in the belly of the plays.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
As of early this year, longtime lieutenants Guiseppe Marsocci and Daniele Ballestrazzi were promoted to deputy general managers, with Marsocci overseeing sales and marketing and Ballestrazzi responsible for finance and operations.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The reputed leader of Chicago’s Wicked Town gang faction and one of his top lieutenants pleaded guilty Tuesday to racketeering conspiracy involving a string of murders, shootings and robberies in exchange for reduced sentences.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Laura Lancaster, Head of US SVOD TV Development and Series – Co-Productions at Amazon MGM Studios, has expanded the roles of her top lieutenants Kara Smith and Tom Lieber in the department that handles development and production of series coming from outside studios.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
And with Republican majorities in both houses of Congress, captained by lickspittle MAGA lieutenants like Johnson and Thune, impeachment proceedings aren’t likely to get any traction.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
What was the vision articulated by Ellison, Paramount president Jeff Shell and the key lieutenants running film, TV and streaming?
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
The Lexington native and one of his top lieutenants did not offer any recommendations to further prepare Massachusetts for the sharp spike in demand for emergency assistance shelter that would follow months later in Healey’s first year as governor.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
However, some clues on its direction can be drawn from a document penned by one of the president’s most loyal lieutenants that was published by the IMF less than 24 hours ahead of his rerun announcement.
—Joël Té-Léssia Assoko, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
As of early this year, longtime lieutenants Guiseppe Marsocci and Daniele Ballestrazzi were promoted to deputy general managers, with Marsocci overseeing sales and marketing and Ballestrazzi responsible for finance and operations.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The reputed leader of Chicago’s Wicked Town gang faction and one of his top lieutenants pleaded guilty Tuesday to racketeering conspiracy involving a string of murders, shootings and robberies in exchange for reduced sentences.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Laura Lancaster, Head of US SVOD TV Development and Series – Co-Productions at Amazon MGM Studios, has expanded the roles of her top lieutenants Kara Smith and Tom Lieber in the department that handles development and production of series coming from outside studios.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
And with Republican majorities in both houses of Congress, captained by lickspittle MAGA lieutenants like Johnson and Thune, impeachment proceedings aren’t likely to get any traction.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
What was the vision articulated by Ellison, Paramount president Jeff Shell and the key lieutenants running film, TV and streaming?
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
The Lexington native and one of his top lieutenants did not offer any recommendations to further prepare Massachusetts for the sharp spike in demand for emergency assistance shelter that would follow months later in Healey’s first year as governor.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
However, some clues on its direction can be drawn from a document penned by one of the president’s most loyal lieutenants that was published by the IMF less than 24 hours ahead of his rerun announcement.
—Joël Té-Léssia Assoko, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lieutenants
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Dan Bale, who has known Skinner for a long time, joined in November 2023 and Carl Green, who worked with Skinner at Orlando Pride and Birmingham City, remain as first-team assistants.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both companies develop large language models and AI assistants—OpenAI with ChatGPT, xAI with Grok—that target overlapping user bases.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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By contrast, most care facilities experience staffing shortages, high turnover rates, particularly in nursing aides, and a level of risk to safety as a result.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The aides take patient vital signs, test blood sugar, remove IVs and catheters and help patients use the restroom.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Managers worry that apprentices may miss the chance to learn institutional best practices with each project outsourced.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ritter says the company starts to see a return on investment in its apprentices by Year 3.—
Andy Tonsing,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That role is now shared between sheriff’s deputies, since the former full-time SRO is on leave.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Saline County deputies on Wednesday arrested a man in the killing of two women from the Bauxite area who were reported missing in July, a Thursday news release states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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It was not known if the driver was using autopilot or other driving aids at the time of the collision.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Now 77, widowed, remarried and using hearing aids and a cane, Novy hasn’t seen an increase in his $1,575 monthly worker’s compensation check — nor have the other more than 300 other PTD recipients — since 2016.—
TOM KERTSCHER,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Elijah Oshin is taking on the role of Harry’s friend and fellow student Dean Thomas, while Finn Stephens and William Nash take on the role of Draco Malfoy’s (Lox Pratt) sidekicks, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, respectively.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Elijah Oshin is taking on the role of Harry's friend and fellow student Dean Thomas, while Finn Stephens and William Nash take on the role of Draco Malfoy's (Lox Pratt) sidekicks, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, respectively.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Lieutenants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lieutenants. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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