as in assistants
a person who helps a more skilled person
movie heroes invariably have a trusty sidekick, who often provides comic relief
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Recent Examples of sidekicks
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.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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
Bone-in ham steak flops over the rim of its plate, and the table surface is erased when an entrée’s sidekicks — yeast-fragrant rolls the size of baseballs, a green salad practically obscured by a snow-white dollop of the house dressing — are dropped off.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
If only there were some way to include bounty hunters, cute sidekicks, starship pilots, aliens, politics, and lightsaber battles between the dark side and the light into one movie, maybe even, a trilogy.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
He will be joined by Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton, who will play Potter’s trusty sidekicks Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, respectively.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
In the taxonomy of political sidekicks, Navarro, who advises on trade, isn’t a carrier of darkly destructive principles, like Miller.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
At the holiday feast, these dependable and delectable sidekicks show up as wines and spirits.
—Essence, 26 Nov. 2025
The footage offers a rare peek into the unique bond between whales and their sticky sidekicks, though plenty of questions remain.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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
Bone-in ham steak flops over the rim of its plate, and the table surface is erased when an entrée’s sidekicks — yeast-fragrant rolls the size of baseballs, a green salad practically obscured by a snow-white dollop of the house dressing — are dropped off.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
If only there were some way to include bounty hunters, cute sidekicks, starship pilots, aliens, politics, and lightsaber battles between the dark side and the light into one movie, maybe even, a trilogy.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
He will be joined by Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton, who will play Potter’s trusty sidekicks Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, respectively.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
In the taxonomy of political sidekicks, Navarro, who advises on trade, isn’t a carrier of darkly destructive principles, like Miller.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
At the holiday feast, these dependable and delectable sidekicks show up as wines and spirits.
—Essence, 26 Nov. 2025
The footage offers a rare peek into the unique bond between whales and their sticky sidekicks, though plenty of questions remain.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidekicks
Noun
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Undeterred, Staley kept at Auriemma until she, too, was steered away by her assistants.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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The 72-year-old coach walked toward Staley in the final seconds of the game before the two had an angry exchange, with assistants having to get in between them.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Senate aides told Semafor that the body is expected to vote on Frank Garcia’s confirmation to be Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs soon after the two-week April recess.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The investigatory files are likely to include numerous interviews with Swalwell, his aides, friends and others about the congressman's interactions with Fang, details about his campaign and more.—
Perry Stein The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 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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Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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“Sidekicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidekicks. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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