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as in aide
a person who helps a more skilled person
Jack is his mother's preferred aid in the kitchen, as his sister Janice is clumsy when it comes to chopping and peeling
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as in benefit
a thing that helps
a dictionary is a handy aid for working crossword puzzles
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as in assistance
an act or instance of helping
the clerk asked if she needed any aid carrying out her purchases
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as in to assist
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
sought to aid her in her search for a dachshund puppy by looking online
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Recent Examples of aid
Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2025
The Palestinian NGOs Network condemned the looting of the humanitarian aid trucks.
—CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 23 May 2025
The shelter was set up to offer a place to sleep, along with food and basic services to aid migrants on their journey back home from the U.S., but only about 37 people per day have arrived.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Noun
This has been criticized as a militarization of aid.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2025
The Palestinian NGOs Network condemned the looting of the humanitarian aid trucks.
—CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Verb
Then there’s the pharmacy’s worth of other sleep aids travelers sometimes turn to: prescription pills like Ambien or Ativan, antihistamines like Benadryl, or even CBD.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 23 May 2025
The shelter was set up to offer a place to sleep, along with food and basic services to aid migrants on their journey back home from the U.S., but only about 37 people per day have arrived.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aid
Noun
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The aides were career government employees, commonly referred to as detailees.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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The proposal by Brianna Billings, an instructional aide and electives teacher at the private elementary and middle school, would name the walkway The Children’s Bridge.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Lost baggage has a maximum benefit of $2,500 per person.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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Ono, a three-time university president most recently at the University of Michigan, is poised to lead Florida’s flagship public university under a five-year deal worth up to nearly $15.4 million plus benefits.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2025
Noun
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In addition, urgent cases are being referred for emergency cash assistance.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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While it’s not meant to replace reporting to your studio’s own HR, having a helpful guide and personal assistance about how to report and next steps in the process can be extremely valuable, especially for those working at small companies or on independent projects who don’t know where to turn.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
Verb
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At first, caring for her mom meant reminding her to turn off the stove after cooking and assisting with the laundry.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Indiana leads the postseason in 2-point shooting (56.5 percent), 3-point shooting (40.6 percent) and assisted buckets (29.7 per game).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The 64-year-old has worked behind the scenes in the television industry, including roles as a production assistant and camera operator.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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The film’s assistant director, David Halls, secured a plea deal with prosecutors, pleading no contest to a misdemeanor count of negligent handling of a gun.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Pone hit a sacrifice fly to put Ole Miss up 5-4, Mackenzie Pickens hit and RBI single in the fifth for a two-run advantage and Brady sent a solo home run to left-center field in the seventh to set the final score.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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There are advantages older figures can bring to politics — even if the current generation has ruined the reputation of elder statesmen.—
Jack Butler,
National Review,
25 May 2025
Noun
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But in the meantime, those who know her are left to ponder an illness that appears to have consumed the caring mother, in spite of her efforts to get help.—
Laura Crimaldi,
BostonGlobe.com,
13 Feb. 2023
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Police departments in Carroll County could get help from the state with funding the high cost of outfitting officers with body cameras, if a bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly is passed.—
Sherry Greenfield,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2023
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Following the ceremony, the royal couple went aboard the ship and met representatives leading the delivery of the ship, apprentices and graduates of the Shipbuilding Academy and Royal Navy members, who discussed the ship's construction and capabilities.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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These included a gentleman singing with his manservant on Mardi Gras, seven apprentices of a ribbon maker singing together, and a woman charged for singing while working in her house and yard, among many others.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 May 2025
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“Aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aid. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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