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
More than two dozen EBC students interned last summer with the public schools as teacher aides.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Becerra’s former aide plead guilty last year to embezzling $225,000 from a dormant campaign account and using it to pad his salary; Becerra has denied any knowledge of the scheme or faced any charges.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
The top Stewart aide cited in the report said delivering Taxpayer 1’s checks to the tax collector went on for several years.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
While one research study found REIT investments were associated with higher spending on nursing wages, another concluded that after being bought by REITs, nursing homes frequently replaced registered nurses with less skilled nurses and aides.
—Jordan Rau, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Becerra’s former aide plead guilty last year to embezzling $225,000 from a dormant campaign account and using it to pad his salary; Becerra has denied any knowledge of the scheme or faced any charges.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
The top Stewart aide cited in the report said delivering Taxpayer 1’s checks to the tax collector went on for several years.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
While one research study found REIT investments were associated with higher spending on nursing wages, another concluded that after being bought by REITs, nursing homes frequently replaced registered nurses with less skilled nurses and aides.
—Jordan Rau, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide
Noun
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Kublank was an assistant to head coach Paul Netzel for the Green Wave’s 2016 state team.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The ad called for the supervision of a team of graduate assistants or interns.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The federal voucher program, known in government language as Section 8, already had been seriously short of funds, with thousands of people on a yearslong waiting list to receive aid.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Due to the extent of the fire and the need for water, the fire department called a mutual aid box alarm to send in help from other Illinois and Wisconsin fire departments.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Baptism of Christ is generally believed to have been completed by El Greco’s son and other apprentices in his workshop in the decade after the artist died.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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During the Renaissance, master painters typically employed apprentices to work alongside them as the apprentices learned their craft.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
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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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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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The behavior of a suspect in the murders of two University of South Florida students from Bangladesh worsened over time from marijuana use, family members told deputies after his arrest three years ago for punching his brother in the face and kicking his mother in the back.—
Mike Schneider,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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As noted, city marshals, deputy sheriffs, the NYPD and a legitimate judicial order of eviction were involved.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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