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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
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, the union was probably doomed from the start, since Allen, who died in 1992 of AIDS complications at age 48, was gay.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
But there is no cure for HIV or AIDS or a vaccine for human use to prevent infection.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Recognition of an emerging epidemic, which was later named AIDS, had begun.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
With amateur styling and models almost certainly cast from the streets of New York, Latino Fan Club existed to celebrate raw sexuality at a time when AIDS had largely sent Eros underground.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Public health experts at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have since criticized this as contributing to the AIDS crisis.
—David Cox, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
Experts say that leaving the organization could undermine worldwide programs to tackle diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Broadway Care/Equity Fights AIDS donated $50,000 to the Fire Relief Fund.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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But already some were seeing the effects: A hospital administrator trying to request an online fund transfer for HIV/AIDS funding approved until March was unable to do it.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, the union was probably doomed from the start, since Allen, who died in 1992 of AIDS complications at age 48, was gay.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
But there is no cure for HIV or AIDS or a vaccine for human use to prevent infection.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Recognition of an emerging epidemic, which was later named AIDS, had begun.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
With amateur styling and models almost certainly cast from the streets of New York, Latino Fan Club existed to celebrate raw sexuality at a time when AIDS had largely sent Eros underground.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Public health experts at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have since criticized this as contributing to the AIDS crisis.
—David Cox, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
Experts say that leaving the organization could undermine worldwide programs to tackle diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Broadway Care/Equity Fights AIDS donated $50,000 to the Fire Relief Fund.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 13 Jan. 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 29 Jan. 2025.
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