as in assistants
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 aides
By contrast, most care facilities experience staffing shortages, high turnover rates, particularly in nursing aides, and a level of risk to safety as a result.
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Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The aides take patient vital signs, test blood sugar, remove IVs and catheters and help patients use the restroom.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
At the first event, Olympic gold medalist Peggy Fleming performed during holiday parties for the Secret Service, military aides and other staffers.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Back in July, senior aides for both sides were seen meeting in the British capital – in what was understood at the time to be an initial re-opening of communication channels.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The outlet also reported that Harry’s aides had a private meeting with the king’s communications secretary in London.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The first hopeful sign came when Charles and Harry's aides were photographed meeting at a private member's club in July.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Lines of communication appeared to reopen when Prince Harry's new aides and one of the King's key staffers met for the first time in July.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
However, in July, a meeting between senior aides for the two gave people hope.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The aides take patient vital signs, test blood sugar, remove IVs and catheters and help patients use the restroom.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
At the first event, Olympic gold medalist Peggy Fleming performed during holiday parties for the Secret Service, military aides and other staffers.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Back in July, senior aides for both sides were seen meeting in the British capital – in what was understood at the time to be an initial re-opening of communication channels.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The outlet also reported that Harry’s aides had a private meeting with the king’s communications secretary in London.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The first hopeful sign came when Charles and Harry's aides were photographed meeting at a private member's club in July.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Lines of communication appeared to reopen when Prince Harry's new aides and one of the King's key staffers met for the first time in July.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
However, in July, a meeting between senior aides for the two gave people hope.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aides
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Instead of allowing a disability exception, colleges with tech bans should provide peer tutors, teaching assistants, and writing centers to help students who require extra assistance—low-tech strategies that decades of pedagogical research show to be effective in making education more accessible.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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Google and Amazon have begun testing ways for their assistants to handle transactions directly, not just recommend products.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The line has represented different disabilities and appearances in the past, releasing Barbies and Kens with mobility aids like wheelchairs and braces, dolls with hearing aids, hair loss and vitiligo.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Companies are synthetically concentrating the psychoactive compound in kratom leaves into various products sold as dietary aids in gas stations and smoke shops, health officials said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Managers worry that apprentices may miss the chance to learn institutional best practices with each project outsourced.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ritter says the company starts to see a return on investment in its apprentices by Year 3.—
Andy Tonsing,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That role is now shared between sheriff’s deputies, since the former full-time SRO is on leave.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Saline County deputies on Wednesday arrested a man in the killing of two women from the Bauxite area who were reported missing in July, a Thursday news release states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Aides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aides. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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