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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
Perhaps even with assistance from our digital helpmeets.
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Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Rather than serve as helpmeets to men, their husbands often took a backseat.
—Marissa C. Rhodes / Made By History, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
In a workplace, they’re expected to be helpmeets while also being held up as tokens of acceptance, a dynamic the characters bridle against and use to their advantage.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2024
His wife, the helpmeet, reminds him not to forget the sunscreen.
—Mike Spies, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2024
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Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Rather than serve as helpmeets to men, their husbands often took a backseat.
—Marissa C. Rhodes / Made By History, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
In a workplace, they’re expected to be helpmeets while also being held up as tokens of acceptance, a dynamic the characters bridle against and use to their advantage.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2024
His wife, the helpmeet, reminds him not to forget the sunscreen.
—Mike Spies, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpmeet
Noun
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The 64-year-old has worked behind the scenes in the television industry, including roles as a production assistant and camera operator.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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The film’s assistant director, David Halls, secured a plea deal with prosecutors, pleading no contest to a misdemeanor count of negligent handling of a gun.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
Noun
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When my son was going to be born, my then wife had to glue shut some of the pages in this having-a-baby book.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
1 June 2025
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Morris had asked for an initial payment of $1 million and an annual retirement package of $600,000 to $800,000 for the rest of his and his wife’s lives, plus other benefits.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 May 2025
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The aides were career government employees, commonly referred to as detailees.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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The proposal by Brianna Billings, an instructional aide and electives teacher at the private elementary and middle school, would name the walkway The Children’s Bridge.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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The Israeli government is working with the U.S. to set up aid distribution points in southern and central Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
24 May 2025
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Hearing aid jewelry is not hearing aid jewelry without the aids.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Following the ceremony, the royal couple went aboard the ship and met representatives leading the delivery of the ship, apprentices and graduates of the Shipbuilding Academy and Royal Navy members, who discussed the ship's construction and capabilities.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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These included a gentleman singing with his manservant on Mardi Gras, seven apprentices of a ribbon maker singing together, and a woman charged for singing while working in her house and yard, among many others.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 May 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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The deputies that fired their weapons are placed on administrative assignment, Codd said.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
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The White House deputy press secretary, Harrison Fields, said the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is creating media to support a particular political party on the taxpayers' dime.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 June 2025
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Herbed Green Rice is a flavorful sidekick for your next barbecue The verdant dish gets its green hue from parsley, mint, chives and cilantro.—
New York Daily News,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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Joining Alcock will be Matthias Schoenaerts as the pirate assassin Krem of the Yellow Hills, Eve Ridley playing Supergirl's sidekick Ruthye Marye Knoll, David Krumholtz as Supergirl's father Zor-El, and Emily Beecham portraying Supergirl's mother Alura In-Ze.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
22 May 2025
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“Helpmeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpmeet. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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