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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 assisting
David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
The Red Cross was also on the scene, assisting the 16 residents displaced.
—Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
This is an active, ongoing investigation that Homeland Security Investigations and Customs and Border Patrol are assisting with.
—Adam Sabes , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Similarly, in the playoffs, the Wild blew out Dallas in Game 1 of their playoff series with Zuccarello assisting on half of the six goals.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
Officers were assisting the Los Angeles Sanitation Bureau and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, police said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
The Fox Valley Major Crimes Task Force is assisting Carpentersville Police in the investigation, Chicago Tribune reports.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
The 24 staff members in Ruiz Verduzco’s office are tasked with assisting victims and their families, establishing programs in communities destroyed by violence and drumming up financial support.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
One soldier is accused of aiding the enemy in wartime, transmitting information to the enemy, assisting contact with a foreign agent and additional offenses.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
Trump last week publicly triggered the idea of the government assisting the airline, which has been operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since August of last year.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
The Red Cross was also on the scene, assisting the 16 residents displaced.
—Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
This is an active, ongoing investigation that Homeland Security Investigations and Customs and Border Patrol are assisting with.
—Adam Sabes , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Similarly, in the playoffs, the Wild blew out Dallas in Game 1 of their playoff series with Zuccarello assisting on half of the six goals.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
Officers were assisting the Los Angeles Sanitation Bureau and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, police said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
The Fox Valley Major Crimes Task Force is assisting Carpentersville Police in the investigation, Chicago Tribune reports.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
The 24 staff members in Ruiz Verduzco’s office are tasked with assisting victims and their families, establishing programs in communities destroyed by violence and drumming up financial support.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
One soldier is accused of aiding the enemy in wartime, transmitting information to the enemy, assisting contact with a foreign agent and additional offenses.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assisting
Verb
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One soldier is accused of aiding the enemy in wartime, transmitting information to the enemy, assisting contact with a foreign agent and additional offenses.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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The indictment also charges Meade and West each with one count of conspiracy to obstruct and defeat the Internal Revenue Service, five counts of attempts to interfere with administration of internal revenue laws and seven counts of aiding or assisting the filing of false documents, officials said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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And right now, the Eric Dane story isn’t much helping.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Snitker was emotional, thanking Ronnie for supporting him in this career for all these decades.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Investors bought tech stocks viewed as supporting the AI infrastructure buildout and dumping those seen as threatened by its adoption.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Assisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assisting. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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