as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow served as an aide in his father's senatorial campaign
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Recent Examples of aide
Munn, an All-America guard and fullback at Minnesota under coach Fritz Crisler, was Crisler’s top aide from 1938-45 in Ann Arbor, helping the Wolverines to a 55-14-2 record in that stretch.
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Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Meanwhile, a group of the complainants and senior mayoral aides Kennedy Bartley and Jason Lee met Wednesday to discuss alternative arrangements that would leave HUD out of the equation and forgo any action items that would require City Council approval.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
The two leaders sat down with their top aides for a dinner in the White House Blue Room to mark the Iran operation and discuss efforts to push forward with a 60-day ceasefire proposal to pause the 21-month conflict in Gaza.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
The Committee also issued a subpoena to Anthony Bernal, who was a top aide and adviser to former First Lady Jill Biden.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 8 July 2025
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Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Meanwhile, a group of the complainants and senior mayoral aides Kennedy Bartley and Jason Lee met Wednesday to discuss alternative arrangements that would leave HUD out of the equation and forgo any action items that would require City Council approval.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
The two leaders sat down with their top aides for a dinner in the White House Blue Room to mark the Iran operation and discuss efforts to push forward with a 60-day ceasefire proposal to pause the 21-month conflict in Gaza.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
The Committee also issued a subpoena to Anthony Bernal, who was a top aide and adviser to former First Lady Jill Biden.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide
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Holt, McDonald and Heiss all have listed themselves as San Diego State assistants on their social media accounts, though SDSU has not yet officially announced the hirings.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Elsewhere in the Cox Pavilion were multiple representatives of the Magic front office including president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman, general manager Anthony Parker and assistant GM Stephen Mervis.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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As a part of Rubio’s reorganization, the State Department proposed a 50% reduction for aid to the world’s refugees in its 2026 budget request to Congress.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
13 July 2025
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As the war in Ukraine has dragged on, as well as Israel’s war in Gaza, US military aid for Ukraine and Israel has drained its arms stockpiles.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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Deighton said the company plans to add more technicians and apprentices soon, adding that finding qualified people is challenging because U.K. universities are not teaching processes like laser design.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
25 June 2025
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Luna’s mother was British costume designer Fiona Alexander, who died when Luna was 2 years old, and his father was Mexican set designer Alejandro Luna, whom Luna shadowed as a child and, later, as an apprentice.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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Whiting had been locked out of the County Attorney's Office since June after his chief deputy and three other top employees obtained restraining orders against him.—
Robert Anglen,
AZCentral.com,
7 July 2025
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Smirnov and his first deputy, Alexei Dedov, were arrested in April 2025 by the Russian Interior Ministry on allegations of embezzlement of public money over contracts for the construction of fortifications in Kursk.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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