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
Behind closed doors, Democrats are worried the provision would end up hurting community colleges and minority-serving institutions, the House aide said.
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Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
At the Resolute desk, an aide handed Trump orders for signing from a tall stack of navy-blue binders.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
Almost all of Biden’s senior aides were also senior aides to President Barack Obama, and many of the most senior stayed the full four years rather than making room for younger talents.
—Andrew Exum, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2025
Stewart’s brother, Alex Goodwin, remembered how his sister, who worked full time as a home health aide, plus part time as a nanny and was putting herself through school to become a registered nurse, had taught him responsibility.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
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Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
At the Resolute desk, an aide handed Trump orders for signing from a tall stack of navy-blue binders.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
Almost all of Biden’s senior aides were also senior aides to President Barack Obama, and many of the most senior stayed the full four years rather than making room for younger talents.
—Andrew Exum, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2025
Stewart’s brother, Alex Goodwin, remembered how his sister, who worked full time as a home health aide, plus part time as a nanny and was putting herself through school to become a registered nurse, had taught him responsibility.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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An expansion planned by Wright but completed after his death by Taliesin apprentices John Howe and William Wesley Peters was tacked on in 1961, adding laundry and family rooms to the house and a greenhouse to the grounds.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2025
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Mentoring has become routine in many industries, reminiscent of the old apprentice model where the mentee watches the expert at work and learns firsthand through example and discussion.—
Gregory Crawford,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 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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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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At the scene, deputies discovered the victim was a 39-year-old off-duty corrections deputy.—
Christina Shaw,
Fox News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The incident occurred at 7:32 p.m. when deputies from the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office in Florida were dispatched to reports of gunfire in the 1400 block of NW Avenue D, in Belle Glade, according to a statement from the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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