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a person who helps a more skilled person
the chief assistant to the director
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Recent Examples of assistants
Others newly added to the professional list include degrees for physical therapy, athletic training, speech-language pathology, physician associates and anesthesiologist assistants.
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Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Calderón, a big, bald man wearing a gold chain and cross-shaped earrings, sat off to the side, amid an entourage of muscular assistants in polo shirts, poking at his phone.
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Will Freeman,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
For leaders who work with executive assistants or administrators, alignment is incredibly important.
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Michel Koopman,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Bluelink is Hyundai's digital platform that connects owners' vehicles to their smartphones, smart watches and smart home assistants.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Another shift has come from combining LLMs with mathematical tools known as proof assistants, which have been around for more than a decade.
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Benjamin Skuse,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
The potential and perils of AI teaching assistants and generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT have swiftly emerged as leading topics of debate in education.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
When asked to rank their regular news sources, Americans were least likely to name AI chatbots and assistants as a top choice for news; social media was the most common source.
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Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
The coaching staff shakeup also impacted the assistants.
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Michael Guise,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Calderón, a big, bald man wearing a gold chain and cross-shaped earrings, sat off to the side, amid an entourage of muscular assistants in polo shirts, poking at his phone.
—
Will Freeman,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
For leaders who work with executive assistants or administrators, alignment is incredibly important.
—
Michel Koopman,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Bluelink is Hyundai's digital platform that connects owners' vehicles to their smartphones, smart watches and smart home assistants.
—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Another shift has come from combining LLMs with mathematical tools known as proof assistants, which have been around for more than a decade.
—
Benjamin Skuse,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
The potential and perils of AI teaching assistants and generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT have swiftly emerged as leading topics of debate in education.
—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
When asked to rank their regular news sources, Americans were least likely to name AI chatbots and assistants as a top choice for news; social media was the most common source.
—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
The coaching staff shakeup also impacted the assistants.
—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistants
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The aides allegedly worked for the party instead of doing parliamentary tasks.
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Some aides were pushing him to run for president in 2016 instead.
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Reducing the quantity of new trade workers forced to work as apprentices is the simplest answer to the ratio problem.
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Guests will hear the shuffle of San Francisco outside the windows, phones ringing, and the lingering voices of apprentices or other clients.
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The woman had been missing since May 25, when deputies took a report of a missing person in the 900 block of Locust Road.
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Restaurant staff told deputies that Tinucci had been driving the SUV earlier that day.
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However, because his hearing aids connected directly to the ringtone, the two ended up wandering around the house, using the changing volume to narrow down its location instead of listening for the phone itself.
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Apple calls it the world’s first end to end hearing health experience built into consumer earbuds, part of a growing lineup of over the counter hearing aids now reshaping how people access treatment.
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“Assistants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistants. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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