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as in aides
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 benefits
a thing that helps
a dictionary is a handy aid for working crossword puzzles
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as in assists
an act or instance of helping
the clerk asked if she needed any aid carrying out her purchases
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as in helps
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 aids
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Sentebale was created to help people in Lesotho and Botswana living in poverty and those suffering from HIV and AIDS.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The small African nation has some of the highest rates of HIV and AIDS in the world.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
The charity focuses on lifting up young people caught in the HIV/AIDS crisis in Lesotho and further afield in southern Africa.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
On March 11, the WHO labeled it a pandemic, the first declared since HIV/AIDS 38 years earlier.
—Orlando Sentinel and Virginian Pilot Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
The models estimated the effects of aid reductions, including the possible immediate cessation of the President's Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) support.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Woods came out as a trans woman in 1989 during the AIDS epidemic.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
The men were just pictured together looking happy on the red carpet at the fourth annual amfAR gala at Ken Griffin’s oceanfront estate, raising $3.8 million for AIDS research.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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The initial role of the charity, which both princes created to honor their late mothers, was to support children and young people affected by HIV and AIDS in Lesotho and Botswana and elsewhere in southern Africa.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Sentebale was created to help people in Lesotho and Botswana living in poverty and those suffering from HIV and AIDS.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The small African nation has some of the highest rates of HIV and AIDS in the world.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
The charity focuses on lifting up young people caught in the HIV/AIDS crisis in Lesotho and further afield in southern Africa.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
On March 11, the WHO labeled it a pandemic, the first declared since HIV/AIDS 38 years earlier.
—Orlando Sentinel and Virginian Pilot Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
The models estimated the effects of aid reductions, including the possible immediate cessation of the President's Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) support.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Woods came out as a trans woman in 1989 during the AIDS epidemic.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
The men were just pictured together looking happy on the red carpet at the fourth annual amfAR gala at Ken Griffin’s oceanfront estate, raising $3.8 million for AIDS research.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aids
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Many of your lawyers have been sanctioned, disciplined or disbarred, the courts ruled against you, and dozens of your own White House, administration, and campaign aides testified against you.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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While the top-level resignations from the Adams administration have come amid scandal and allegations of corruption, the beneficial outcome for Adams and the city has been the elevation of several outstanding aides as replacements.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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But the crown jewel in the Anglo American stable of assets collected over the last 120 years is De Beers which rose to control the diamond industry but has since lost most of its pricing power.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Avoid investing these funds in volatile assets, as market fluctuations can jeopardize their availability during a crisis.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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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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“Aids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aids. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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