as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
to make money over the summer, Chris worked as a carpenter's helper
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Recent Examples of helper
Boston was missing White and Jaylen Brown in their most recent meeting, a 115-111 Cavs victory on Dec. 1.
Celtics helpers
Boston set a new season high for assist percentage in Sunday’s win over Philly, posting an 81.0% mark that was the franchise’s highest since April 2023.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Soon a team of more than a dozen helpers came together to build the interactive map, vet contributions and address latency issues.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Highlight the helpers and the power of connection and compassion.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 22 Jan. 2025
With rich context, AI agents will move from being simple helpers to functioning like extensions of ourselves.
—Peter Guagenti, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Soon a team of more than a dozen helpers came together to build the interactive map, vet contributions and address latency issues.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Highlight the helpers and the power of connection and compassion.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 22 Jan. 2025
With rich context, AI agents will move from being simple helpers to functioning like extensions of ourselves.
—Peter Guagenti, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helper
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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
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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 heads of independent agencies would need to have special White House liaisons to coordinate with the president’s aides and advisors.—
Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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After President Trump shocked the Arab world last month by suggesting the entire population of Gaza be expelled from the territory, his aides reframed the idea as an invitation to the leaders of the Middle East: Come up with a better plan, or do it our way.—
Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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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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The United States, for instance, has allocated $119 billion for aid to Ukraine, according to a research organization in Germany, the Kiel Institute, not $350 billion.—
Andrew E. Kramer,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Her lore reveal indicates that her childlike stature doesn't always inspire confidence in her apprentices at first with some even requesting their money to be refunded upon seeing her.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Clone Wars features several fan favorites, including Anakin’s apprentice, Ahsoka Tano, who wouldn’t appear in live-action until The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and finally her own series, Ahsoka.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 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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Srinivas Phatak, Unilever’s current deputy CFO and group controller, will take over as interim CFO.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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Before the announcement, Patel shared with allies that Robert Kissane, the acting FBI deputy director, was expected to remain in the position, CNN reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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By studying human civilization via his Time Screen to discover historical anomalies, Z-Ro and his young sidekick, Jet, hopped in their time machine to go back in time to fix errors alongside Roger the Robot inside their starship, the ZX-99.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Mackie is relatable as Captain America, and Ramirez shines bright as his new sidekick Falcon.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Helper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helper. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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