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as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
after several years as a photographer's helpmate, the young man decided to pursue his own ambitions in commercial photography
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as in wife
a female partner in a marriage
the man and his helpmate of 50 years decided that it was high time they took a trip around the world together
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Recent Examples of helpmate
Educators were among the first people to grapple with the implications of generative AI because the technology was such an obvious helpmate for college students.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Dec. 2025
Given Stevenson’s challenges, the presence of a helpmate became especially significant.
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Danny Heitman,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 Aug. 2025
Judge’s talent for observation has always served as a reminder of how overrated its helpmate, conclusion, is.
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Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Aug. 2025
In this horrific thriller, Abraham (Lukas Hassel) is both host and determined helpmate to eternity.
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Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
12 June 2025
Artificial intelligence arrives Several Super Bowl ads make the case for AI as a helpmate.
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Dec. 2025
Given Stevenson’s challenges, the presence of a helpmate became especially significant.
—
Danny Heitman,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 Aug. 2025
Judge’s talent for observation has always served as a reminder of how overrated its helpmate, conclusion, is.
—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Aug. 2025
In this horrific thriller, Abraham (Lukas Hassel) is both host and determined helpmate to eternity.
—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
12 June 2025
Artificial intelligence arrives Several Super Bowl ads make the case for AI as a helpmate.
—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpmate
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Bollo, the son of a domestic worker and a line cook, said he’s applied to work as a teaching assistant and graduate researcher, which would waive the cost of his tuition.
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How — and to what extent — AI might reshape her profession remains to be seen, but jobs for administrative assistants and secretaries have been dwindling for decades.
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The Seasnake, who has lost his wife and his heir to her war, is justifiably livid.
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His third wife, Cuban model Sheila Mariño, gave birth to their son in June.
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Some aides were pushing him to run for president in 2016 instead.
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As aides at the Capitol were actively building a stage for the celebratory event, meant to communicate a big cost-of-living win to voters, the president abruptly canceled it.
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The Real Cost of Waiting Only one in four adults who could benefit from a hearing aid has ever used one, and the average person waits nine years after a diagnosis before doing anything about it.
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Most people who could benefit from a hearing aid have never used one.
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Across all trades Pennsylvania infamously requires four journeymen per apprentice, as do Maryland and New Jersey.
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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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But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.
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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.
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Travis Medema, chief deputy for the Oregon State Fire Marshall, said his office will use FireSat to plan escape routes and monitor fires.
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With the help of a family friend, a retired deputy sheriff, Robinson’s parents persuaded him to surrender to authorities, according to charging documents.
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This is a realm of exposition-heavy opening credits, relentlessly earwormy theme tunes, and heroes who, for no obvious reason, choose to hang out with cute/annoying [delete as appropriate] comedy sidekicks like Orko and Snarf.
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The minions have appeared in six films since — three Despicable Me movies and, making the jump from sidekicks to stars, three Minions movies.
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“Helpmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpmate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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