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as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
exasperated, the army surgeon requested a helpmeet who wouldn't faint at the sight of blood
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as in wife
a female partner in a marriage
he and his helpmeet share a passion for rock climbing
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Recent Examples of helpmeet
In the right-wing imagination, these women are acting like harpies — an epithet often seen online — when they’re supposed to be helpmeets.
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Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
That view of motherhood and helpmeet as the sole purpose of women, though not of the majority in Christian circles, has increasingly entered political conversations.
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Sophie Hills,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 Sep. 2025
Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden is one of the most gorgeous and immaculately constructed films ever made, and that attention to detail extends to the scene in which the titular helpmeet Sook-Hee (Kim Tae-ri) uses a lollipop to teach Lady Hideko (Kim Min-hee) how to kiss.
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James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
That view of motherhood and helpmeet as the sole purpose of women, though not of the majority in Christian circles, has increasingly entered political conversations.
—
Sophie Hills,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 Sep. 2025
Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden is one of the most gorgeous and immaculately constructed films ever made, and that attention to detail extends to the scene in which the titular helpmeet Sook-Hee (Kim Tae-ri) uses a lollipop to teach Lady Hideko (Kim Min-hee) how to kiss.
—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpmeet
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During the congressional hearing, Ranyan testified that the agency’s assistant secretary for security met with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department earlier in the year to pursue a contract for 24-hour patrol.
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Heat assistant coach Wayne Ellington will coach the team.
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His wife is from Mexico and their son learned the native tongue, T'aiki, in preschool; the family speaks Spanish and English at home.
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Adorni’s private life first drew scrutiny in March when his wife, who doesn’t work in government, accompanied him on the presidential aircraft for a conference in New York.
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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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Kieran, his young apprentice, is learning fast.
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In 1811, The Nottingham Review newspaper recorded what's believed to be the first historical mention of the fictitious Ludd character, described as a framework knitting apprentice near Leicester.
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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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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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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.
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Gonzalez refused to speak to deputies during his arrest or his interrogation, authorities said.
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Likewise, the board has approved several permanent replacements selected by Chait for top administrators who are leaving the district, including the departing deputy superintendent of instruction, Karla Estrada.
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The third movie in the Despicable Me spin-off, sees the Minions land in the Golden Age of Hollywood, with a storyline led by new characters, James, an artistic Minion with dreams of becoming a director; his comedic sidekick and bestie Henry, and their mute companion Ed.
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Long-term, Burries has a non-zero chance to cement himself as Flagg’s sidekick if his flashes of on-ball creation become go-to parts of his arsenal.
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“Helpmeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpmeet. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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