without the aid of

idiom

: without using
I can no longer read without the aid of glasses.

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Even more impressive, these ancient sailors likely made their journeys in simple dugout canoes without the aid of sails. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025 Labrador, of Miami Lakes, appeared at a Fort Lauderdale fire rescue station on Tuesday to meet with his rescuers, able to walk without the aid of crutches or a wheelchair, only weeks after the March 1 accident. Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025 Planets like Mars and Jupiter are big enough and orbit close enough to Earth that seeing them from the ground without the aid of telescopes isn't all that noteworthy. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025 Events such as the Senior and Shrine Bowls, combine and pro days can help elevate a prospect further up draft boards even without the aid of fresh game tape. Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for without the aid of

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“Without the aid of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20the%20aid%20of. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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