as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow served as an aide in his father's senatorial campaign
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Recent Examples of aide
At the time, several top aides to Adams, including ex-NYPD Commissioner Ed Caban, ex-Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks, ex-Schools Chancellor David Banks and ex-First Deputy Mayor Shenna Wright, had resigned after being ensnared in federal corruption investigations of their own.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told his aides to reject Trump administration officials’ proposal that would grant the United States significant access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, a Ukrainian official close to Zelenskyy confirmed to NBC News.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
By Rebecca Schneid and Miranda Jeyaretnam Updated: February 17, 2025 11:03 PM EST | Originally published: February 17, 2025 4:33 PM EST
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is considering removing New York City mayor Eric Adams from office after four of his top aides resigned on Monday.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
The Kremlin said that Lavrov will be joined by presidential aide Yury Ushakov.
—Christian Edwards, Helen Regan and Michael Rios, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told his aides to reject Trump administration officials’ proposal that would grant the United States significant access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, a Ukrainian official close to Zelenskyy confirmed to NBC News.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
By Rebecca Schneid and Miranda Jeyaretnam Updated: February 17, 2025 11:03 PM EST | Originally published: February 17, 2025 4:33 PM EST
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is considering removing New York City mayor Eric Adams from office after four of his top aides resigned on Monday.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
The Kremlin said that Lavrov will be joined by presidential aide Yury Ushakov.
—Christian Edwards, Helen Regan and Michael Rios, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide
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The Huskers’ 40-year-old running backs coach is the only assistant without terms of a contract revealed for this year.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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An assistant discovered Baena's body at a Los Angeles-area home around 10:30 a.m.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Those expenses include coach compensation, athletic aid (the most expensive category), team travel, equipment and other operating expenses.—
Hailey Salvian,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Without the money to pay staff, aid organizations including the U.S. Agency for International Development began laying off hundreds of employees.—
Meg Kinnard,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Her lore reveal indicates that her childlike stature doesn't always inspire confidence in her apprentices at first with some even requesting their money to be refunded upon seeing her.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Clone Wars features several fan favorites, including Anakin’s apprentice, Ahsoka Tano, who wouldn’t appear in live-action until The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and finally her own series, Ahsoka.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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Srinivas Phatak, Unilever’s current deputy CFO and group controller, will take over as interim CFO.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump announced on Sunday night that Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and a political commentator who hosts The Dan Bongino Show, will serve as deputy director of the FBI.—
Zach LaChance,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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