as in aides
a person who helps a more skilled person
the chief assistant to the director
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Recent Examples of assistants
Among his assistants was a young Karl Lagerfeld, who stayed for three years before leaving to lead Jean Patou in 1958.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Google Maps, drone deliveries, Alexas, and AI personal assistants are reengineering our relationships with one another and to the wider landscape.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Students can earn degrees in Associate of Occupational Science (LVN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science — RN to BSN, or Master of Science in Nursing; the school now averages a licensure pass rate of 95% for NCLEX-BSN and NPTE for physical therapy assistants of as high as 99%.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Ambient documentation tools are reducing the burden of charting, while virtual nursing assistants are available on screens in patient rooms to handle routine education at admission or discharge.
—Theresa McDonnell, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
While the work stemming from those partnerships has not yet come to life at scale, the hope is that linking payment systems with existing AI shopping applications can allow for a truly autonomous experience that would see assistants purchasing items on consumers’ behalf based on a specific inquiry.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
The group has three offensive line coaches in Doug Marrone and assistants Robert Kugler and Jason Houghtaling.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Instead of allowing a disability exception, colleges with tech bans should provide peer tutors, teaching assistants, and writing centers to help students who require extra assistance—low-tech strategies that decades of pedagogical research show to be effective in making education more accessible.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
Its chips can power in-car entertainment systems, for example, and on Monday, the company announced a partnership with Google Cloud that allows automakers to create their own digital assistants.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Google Maps, drone deliveries, Alexas, and AI personal assistants are reengineering our relationships with one another and to the wider landscape.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Students can earn degrees in Associate of Occupational Science (LVN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science — RN to BSN, or Master of Science in Nursing; the school now averages a licensure pass rate of 95% for NCLEX-BSN and NPTE for physical therapy assistants of as high as 99%.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Ambient documentation tools are reducing the burden of charting, while virtual nursing assistants are available on screens in patient rooms to handle routine education at admission or discharge.
—Theresa McDonnell, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
While the work stemming from those partnerships has not yet come to life at scale, the hope is that linking payment systems with existing AI shopping applications can allow for a truly autonomous experience that would see assistants purchasing items on consumers’ behalf based on a specific inquiry.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
The group has three offensive line coaches in Doug Marrone and assistants Robert Kugler and Jason Houghtaling.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Instead of allowing a disability exception, colleges with tech bans should provide peer tutors, teaching assistants, and writing centers to help students who require extra assistance—low-tech strategies that decades of pedagogical research show to be effective in making education more accessible.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
Its chips can power in-car entertainment systems, for example, and on Monday, the company announced a partnership with Google Cloud that allows automakers to create their own digital assistants.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistants
Noun
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In the hours following Kirk's death, Hegseth's top aides suggested that anyone working for the military who mocked or celebrated Kirk's death would face criminal charges under the military's own legal system.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Labor withdrew a plan to establish a minimum wage for workers with disabilities and abolished wage protections for the home-health aides who assist millions of seniors and disabled people.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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The show, which focuses on teen witch apprentices who join forces to protect New Orleans from a dark force, will start shooting again in November.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
17 Sep. 2025
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Free Press apprentices have gone on to work in a variety of newsrooms including The Wall Street Journal, NPR, The Indianapolis Star, USA TODAY and of course the Detroit Free Press.—
Nicole Avery Nichols,
Freep.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Thurston County Sheriff's Office said deputies were responding after a possible helicopter crash near Joint Base Lewis–McChord in Washington State.—
Jessica Gorman,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said off-duty deputies found a man on the ride and took him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.—
Josh Cradduck,
NBC news,
18 Sep. 2025
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The line has represented different disabilities and appearances in the past, releasing Barbies and Kens with mobility aids like wheelchairs and braces, dolls with hearing aids, hair loss and vitiligo.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Companies are synthetically concentrating the psychoactive compound in kratom leaves into various products sold as dietary aids in gas stations and smoke shops, health officials said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Assistants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistants. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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