as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
the drug lord has a pair of brutal lieutenants who do most of his dirty work for him
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Recent Examples of lieutenant
Jessica Bate, a lieutenant investigator with the Washington County Attorney’s Office, re-interviewed SH, according to the affidavit.
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Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
After, Roelker earned the confidence of Musk and a key lieutenant, Mark Juncosa, who began entrusting him with increasingly important projects, including flight software for Falcon Heavy, Crew Dragon, early versions of Starship, and, of course, the Starlink Internet constellation.
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Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Pope was a lieutenant in the Special Investigative Service (SIS) unit at the prison at the time of the offenses.
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Logan Smith,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Three people, including a MDSO lieutenant, were taken to the hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
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Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
After, Roelker earned the confidence of Musk and a key lieutenant, Mark Juncosa, who began entrusting him with increasingly important projects, including flight software for Falcon Heavy, Crew Dragon, early versions of Starship, and, of course, the Starlink Internet constellation.
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Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Pope was a lieutenant in the Special Investigative Service (SIS) unit at the prison at the time of the offenses.
—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Three people, including a MDSO lieutenant, were taken to the hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for lieutenant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lieutenant
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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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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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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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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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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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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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“Lieutenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lieutenant. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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