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
When McConnell continued to remain unresponsive, a second aide approached him.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The Senate process was more complicated, having to pre-conference and align the Commerce bill with one from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the House, a Commerce committee policy aide said.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
One key witness, a former top aide to Mr. Netanyahu, stunned prosecutors by backtracking from his earlier claims against the prime minister, opening the door for the defense to erode his credibility as a witness.
—Tia Goldenburg, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
Privately, Trump's top aides have considered new candidates to lead the CFPB who are expected to soften its crackdown on the financial industry, The Washington Post previously reported.
—Tony Romm The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 1 Dec. 2024
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The Senate process was more complicated, having to pre-conference and align the Commerce bill with one from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the House, a Commerce committee policy aide said.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
One key witness, a former top aide to Mr. Netanyahu, stunned prosecutors by backtracking from his earlier claims against the prime minister, opening the door for the defense to erode his credibility as a witness.
—Tia Goldenburg, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
Privately, Trump's top aides have considered new candidates to lead the CFPB who are expected to soften its crackdown on the financial industry, The Washington Post previously reported.
—Tony Romm The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide
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The Giants hired Belichick as a special teams assistant in 1979 and promoted him to defensive coordinator in 1985.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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But what makes Android XR different from anything else and prior versions is that it’s developed with Google’s Gemini assistant at its core.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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For many health care providers, part of being prepared means looking to one another for aid.Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 14 Dec. 2024
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Canada's Parliament has approved almost $600 million in military aid for Ukraine.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The series followed Norman's Henry Hart, whom superhero Captain Man (Cooper Barnes) selected as his apprentice.Dory Jackson, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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The series follows the adventures of Henry Hart, who gets selected by superhero Captain Man to be his apprentice.Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
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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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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
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Nicholas Denny, a former Bibb County, Ga., sheriff's deputy, was revealed to have been fired by lead sheriff David Davis more than a year after the district attorney told the sheriff's office Denny lied about a local jailer committing a crime.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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America First, the nonprofit group founded by Stephen Miller, who is set to become Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, took a victory lap after the ruling.Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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