with an assist from

idiom

US, somewhat informal
: with the help or assistance of
He wrote the story with an assist from his friend.

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After a scoreless first half, Leo Holt put Bellarmine on top 1-0 with an assist from Thomas Dumont. Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025 Equal parts farce, thriller, and Ian Fleming-style spy caper (with an assist from Mr. Fleming himself), Operation Mincemeat tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII. Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025 Here, a pair of Marvel superheroes shill for A.I. glasses with an assist from the Kardashian matriarch. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Feb. 2025 Ella Sharkey made it 2-0 with a power play goal with an assist from Casey Cronin late in the second. Todd Abeln, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for with an assist from

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“With an assist from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20an%20assist%20from. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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