as in aide
a person who helps a more skilled person
the chief assistant to the director
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Recent Examples of assistant
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Upon her graduation from what is now Notre Dame of Maryland University, she was immediately hired by The Sun as an editorial assistant.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2025
Having finagled an invite from Prater’s steely assistant, Charley (Uma Thurman, sporting an asymmetrical bob and a disgusted glower), Dexter infiltrates the group looking for villains to bring to his kill table.
—EW.com, 10 July 2025
Nursing assistant Jaz Vergara has treated patients with COVID-19 and cancer, along with people injured in the Southern California wildfires.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Adjective
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
Upon her graduation from what is now Notre Dame of Maryland University, she was immediately hired by The Sun as an editorial assistant.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2025
Having finagled an invite from Prater’s steely assistant, Charley (Uma Thurman, sporting an asymmetrical bob and a disgusted glower), Dexter infiltrates the group looking for villains to bring to his kill table.
—EW.com, 10 July 2025
Nursing assistant Jaz Vergara has treated patients with COVID-19 and cancer, along with people injured in the Southern California wildfires.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistant
Noun
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Top Trump aide Stephen Miller in the spring demanded immigration agents rapidly increase arrests to 3,000 a day.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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But critics say the pace of litigation has failed to meet the urgency of the moment, just as the president’s aides weigh whether to replicate their L.A. experiment elsewhere throughout the country.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 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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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
Adjective
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These institutions provide checks and balances in a way that would almost seem to draw on American traditions of government — with the profound difference that all institutions in Iran are ultimately subordinate to just one power, Khamenei's.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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Columban monasteries remained free of the control of local bishops and were instead directly subordinate to the pope.—
Bernd Roeck
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 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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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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Your summer outfits deserve a stylish sidekick, and Kate Spade’s playful yet polished handbags are at the top of our list this season.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2025
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Jeanne to punk vegan creepers from Chicago label Straight to Hell and more cruelty-free footwear from Matt & Nat. Cameos by Lala, Cumming’s sidekick rescue dog, extend The Traitors’ kitsch drama to the canine world.—
Ingrid Schmidt,
HollywoodReporter,
21 June 2025
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“Assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistant. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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