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
The camps jockeyed back and forth while a few aides were still trying to talk Trump out of the whole thing.
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota, whose top aide later became an ethanol lobbyist, and Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois—who also became an ethanol lobbyist, before going to jail in a child molestation scandal—were both farm-state biofuels boosters.
—Michael Grunwald
july 21, Literary Hub, 21 July 2025
The woman worked as a home health aide and could often be seen wearing scrubs, the same neighbor said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
Even some hard-line former top Trump aides agree that the United States should embrace economic integration with Latin America to better compete with China rather than engaging in trade wars with the region.
—Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota, whose top aide later became an ethanol lobbyist, and Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois—who also became an ethanol lobbyist, before going to jail in a child molestation scandal—were both farm-state biofuels boosters.
—Michael Grunwald
july 21, Literary Hub, 21 July 2025
The woman worked as a home health aide and could often be seen wearing scrubs, the same neighbor said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
Even some hard-line former top Trump aides agree that the United States should embrace economic integration with Latin America to better compete with China rather than engaging in trade wars with the region.
—Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide
Noun
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Joe Hubbard ’s administrative assistant was fired from her position on March 28, according to court documents.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
23 July 2025
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Perry’s personal assistant, his friend, and another doctor all agreed to plead guilty last year in exchange for their cooperation as the government sought to make their case against larger targets, Plasencia and Sangha.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Humanitarian workers say Israel just needs to allow aid to flow in freely, saying looting stops whenever aid enters in large quantities.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
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Consequently, there have been renewed calls to reassess annual American military aid to Cairo.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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As for the future, Rowe feels secure in the longevity of his own job, but has his doubts about the future of his craft with the lack of schools, apprentices and interest in the old clocks.—
Otto Rabe,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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Galactus senses some sort of universe-bending power in the little one and wants to take him on as an apprentice.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
25 July 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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The deputy and his now-widow, Jacqueline Reckling, had four children, including one born after the deputy was killed.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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On the ground, Rubins was appointed the acting deputy director of NASA's Human Health and Performance Directorate and was the Astronaut Office's lead for the development of the spacesuits that Artemis crew members will wear while exploring the south pole of the moon.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
30 July 2025
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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