Thesaurus results for LIEUTENANTS

lieutenants

noun

plural of lieutenant

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 Hopkins’ two top lieutenants heading the distribution team are Sarah Bergman, an HBO veteran who most recently was WBD’s EVP of networks and streaming distribution, and Mickey Carter, formerly EVP of distribution for Paramount. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026 Only Veach, his lieutenants and coach Andy Reid know that answer. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026 The exit of two of Sarandos’ major lieutenants on the creative side of the business leaves little additional room for blame and all eyes on him to set things right. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2026 One is that the chairman's top lieutenants speak for him, or at least wouldn't contradict him in public. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 And in 2020, eight of his lieutenants in the Texas AG’s office accused him of bribery and abuse of office to upgrade a home of his mistress. — Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2026 Replacing Disney veteran Alan Braverman in the top in-house legal job, Gutierrez was one of few key Chapek lieutenants to keep his job when Bob Iger returned as CEO in late 2022. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 The letter was sent by the Lord Chamberlain, the most senior official in the royal household, to senior officials in the government and military, as well as lord lieutenants, the king’s personal representatives around the country. — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 In addition to the emails, call logs obtained by this news organization show that team officials held at least four phone calls with two lieutenants and a program manager on July 22 and July 24. — Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026

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Noun

And with pitching coach Matt Blake on a new three-year deal, his assistants, Preston Claiborne and Desi Druschel, will return, too.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
Those include testimony from former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Epstein’s former lawyer and accountant, and two of his former assistants.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of assistants

Noun

The New York Times reported last week that campaign aides to Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola orchestrated the candidacy of the second Dan Sullivan after a monthslong, statewide search to recruit someone with the same name.

— Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
Stevens’s endorsement of Rogers has sent shock waves through Michigan’s Democratic Party, prompting her expulsion from the state party and the resignations of two senior aides.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of aides

Noun

In addition to its own team of more than a dozen chefs and apprentices, Home Chef has also featured menu collaborations with celebrity chefs, including Giada De Laurentiis, Rachael Ray and Gordon Ramsay.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Built with the help of his apprentices, the complex was designed to blend into the surrounding Sonoran Desert, using local stone in a construction style known as desert masonry.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of apprentices

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The Monterey County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that deputies and detectives responded to a shooting along Jetty Road in Moss Landing shortly after midnight.

— Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Local law enforcement officers and sheriff’s deputies will also be available to respond to any issues that arise, the release said.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of deputies

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Non-profit aids children in ICE custody An 8-year-old Haitian boy who lost Temporary Protected Status earlier this year was taken into federal custody after an immigration check-in, according to local advocates and school officials.

— Laura Romero, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
But despite how life-changing mobility aids can be for the people who need them, they are also heavily stigmatized.

— Nicole Clark, Time, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of aids

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The family favorite is the Pumpkin Train, a 90-minute ride through farmland and wooded stretches where kids can wear costumes and enjoy antics from the Famous Pumpkin and his sidekicks.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 15 Oct. 2026
To be fair, a genre that’s given us everything from brooding, sparkling emo kids who play baseball; a stake-wielding teen slayer who can’t quit the bad boy; and eccentric sidekicks who feast on bugs is ripe with material for mockery.

— Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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