as in aide
a person who helps a more skilled person
the chief assistant to the director
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Recent Examples of assistant
Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
There are three other up-and-coming assistants, however, that could also make strong cases.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
The multifactor authentication log-in process also has become a key driver of customer satisfaction, while artificial intelligence virtual assistants have fallen short of customer expectations due to limited conversational capabilities and narrow functionality.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
The 64-year-old has worked behind the scenes in the television industry, including roles as a production assistant and camera operator.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 24 May 2025
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Noun
Soliman, who was born in Egypt, entered the United States in August 2022 on a B-2 tourist visa that expired in February 2023, according to DHS assistant secretary for public affairs Tricia McLaughlin.
—Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
There are three other up-and-coming assistants, however, that could also make strong cases.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
The multifactor authentication log-in process also has become a key driver of customer satisfaction, while artificial intelligence virtual assistants have fallen short of customer expectations due to limited conversational capabilities and narrow functionality.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
The 64-year-old has worked behind the scenes in the television industry, including roles as a production assistant and camera operator.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistant
Noun
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Trump’s political adviser and former White House aide Steve Bannon suggested the president should deport Musk back to his native South Africa.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Politico reported that White House aides have scheduled a call between Trump and Musk on Friday in an attempt to broker peace.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The main entry door features a custom graphic design element drawn from the archival Gordon Leaf mural pattern, which Wright commissioned his apprentice and secretary, Eugene Masselink, to create in 1956 for House Beautiful editor Elizabeth Gordon.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Ultimately, professor Bayram says, the Gaziantep baklava known today was shaped by the local ingredients, the atmosphere and climate of the city — and by local chefs who were consumed with perfecting the recipe and passed that obsession along to their apprentices.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Some of the photos were taken of the apartment in 2019 by a Transit American Services Inc. employee, said deputy district attorney Joseph Cannon, who prosecuted the case.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 June 2025
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Multiple adults, including the mother, were monitoring the group of children swimming when the boy drowned, deputies said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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The 6th Ranger Training Battalion belongs to the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade which is a subordinate brigade of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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The company kept the HBO brand, of course, as subordinate under the Max umbrella.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Aid workers allege Israel’s backing of the groups is part of a wider effort to control all aid operations in the strip.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Deaths at Gaza aid distribution hubs The closures came after a number of incidents in which Palestinians collecting aid from hubs have been killed.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
7 June 2025
Noun
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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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While O'Donnell later reprised his role as Batman's trusty sidekick in 1997's Batman & Robin, Kilmer did not return; instead, George Clooney suited up as the Caped Crusader in that film.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Local radio personalities like Tom Chute (a frequent actor in Seven Angels shows) and former Don Imus sidekick Rob Bartlett crafted shows especially for the space.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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“Assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistant. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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