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 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 Role in the Castellammarese War When the Castellammarese War broke out in 1930 between Maranzano and rival crime boss Giuseppe (Joe) Masseria, Bonanno emerged as one of Maranzano’s leading lieutenants. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026 And [showrunners] Ned Martel and Charlie Carver were our lieutenants on the crowd who did a wonderful job. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 Hampton and Adofo-Mensah have been among Marathe’s top lieutenants in the past, with Adofo-Mensah working under Marathe from 2013 to 2019 and Hampton joining the organization as an intern in 2003. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Back at the tail end of the 1960s, founder Bruce McLaren and his lieutenants conceived and built the M6GT in just 11 weeks. — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 13 July 2026

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For now, its Muse assistants are actively helping people complete tasks on their computers quicker, such as responding to emails, booking flights, and surfing the web on their behalf.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
JPMorgan won't allow outside AI agents to operate inside the bank, Dimon said Tuesday, citing risks to the company and its customers as tech firms including Meta and OpenAI release autonomous assistants.

— Hugh Son,Laya Neelakandan,Leslie Picker,Ritika Shah, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

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Hacked messages from an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are providing a glimpse of his aides’ close ties to the media.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Recognizing those trends, Dartmouth College and its associated healthcare system recently announced the creation of an institute to provide caregivers with services, education, support and access to home health aides.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of aides

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For carpenters, delays and poor weather conditions can disrupt the working hours apprentices need to complete their program, causing some to quit.

— Itzel Franco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
The new funding will allow the school to add 16 apprentices, for a total of 51 trainees.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

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Fourteen sheriff’s office deputies flanked the courtroom and filled in the spaces between Collins’ family and the defendants’ parents while a clerk read the verdict aloud.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026
The deputies will be compensated at $75 per hour for a minimum of a four-hour coverage period.

— Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

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The airline can provide treats, blankets, toys, leashes, poop bags, and calming aids like pheromones, music, and lavender-scented towels.

— Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026
Accessibility features added to Apple’s AirPods are transforming the popular headphones into hearing aids, Greengart said.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

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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
This human-sized dog bed creates a cozy spot for afternoon naps, movie marathons, or curling up with a book, with plenty of room for your furry sidekick — or sidekicks — to stretch out next to you.

— Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

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