as in aided
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
you can assist families in need by donating old clothes in good condition
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Recent Examples of assisted
Melton took an awkward step and went down, then scrambled back to the base and was assisted off the field.
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Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Eighth grader Destiny Cornelius, 15, saw the driver holding a nebulizer and helped administer the medication, while 13-year-old McKenzy Finch assisted.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
The president briefly stumbled before being assisted to a secure suite reserved for him behind the stage.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The strike, assisted by Joseph Rosales, found the bottom-left corner.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Approximately 170 people assisted the MPD with the help of the Shelby County Medical Examiner’s Office, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, federal partners, and the Memphis Fire Department, according to the press release.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Police notified the state Department of Children and Families, which assisted in the investigation.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
The students were assisted by experts from the arboretum.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Officers from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, the California Highway Patrol, Anaheim, Garden Grove, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Brea, Fullerton and others assisted Santa Ana with those protests.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Eighth grader Destiny Cornelius, 15, saw the driver holding a nebulizer and helped administer the medication, while 13-year-old McKenzy Finch assisted.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
The president briefly stumbled before being assisted to a secure suite reserved for him behind the stage.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The strike, assisted by Joseph Rosales, found the bottom-left corner.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Approximately 170 people assisted the MPD with the help of the Shelby County Medical Examiner’s Office, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, federal partners, and the Memphis Fire Department, according to the press release.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Police notified the state Department of Children and Families, which assisted in the investigation.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
The students were assisted by experts from the arboretum.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Officers from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, the California Highway Patrol, Anaheim, Garden Grove, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Brea, Fullerton and others assisted Santa Ana with those protests.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assisted
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Like a glass cathedral dedicated to fresh bread, the skylights and hanging gardens give the dining space an ethereal feel (aided in no small part by the heavenly smell of artisan pastries baking in the next room).—
Nathanael Gassett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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This was a coordinated effort aided by individuals inside our own agency who made the choice to break the law.—
Devon Sayers,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Romo also helped behind the plate, working with Davis Martin.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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OpenAI is at the heart of a web of deals undergirding the artificial intelligence boom that has helped power the entire stock market higher.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Assisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assisted. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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