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
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.
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Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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
Taylor Swiftian feminism, anime stylization, and cutesy animal sidekicks.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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
Taylor Swiftian feminism, anime stylization, and cutesy animal sidekicks.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidekicks
Noun
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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
Noun
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Nusbaum believes this training must be extended to paraeducators, the teacher aides who provide assistance and support in the classroom, or else their inability to properly respond to violence may contribute to teacher injuries.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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However, in July, a meeting between senior aides for the two gave people hope.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Across the city, Guerin teaches young people, apprentices aspiring farmers and trains adults in the field of sustainable agriculture.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
2 Sep. 2025
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William Alexander’s adult SF debut grew out of a short story featured in The Sunday Morning Transport, about planetary courier Tova Lir and Agatha Panza von Sparkles, one of her baby bot apprentices—functionally, her foster children.—
Natalie Zutter
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Raising Voices had two friends who refused to wear hearing aids and RV was frustrated trying to talk with them.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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Even with the hearing aids, Sid can struggle with hearing in loud environments or when more than one person is talking.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Farthing was arrested in Florida days after his lottery win and body camera footage from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office shows the Kentuckian being tased and tackled by deputies after attempting to flee following a bar fight.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
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Routh was later stopped that same day while heading north on I-95 by Martin County sheriff’s deputies, in coordination with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Sidekicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidekicks. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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