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
The aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, noted the GOP's struggle to pick a leader in 2023, when former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was selected after 15 votes.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
One was a fake interview with someone purporting to be a former aide to Arizona secretary of state Adrian Fontes, claiming a vast election fraud campaign involving the manufacture of fake overseas ballots.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump and aides denounced the joke, one of several racist comments by speakers during an event that also included misogynistic, transphobic and other offensive remarks.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
In Pittsburgh, Trump delivered what his campaign aides described as his closing argument after his previous attempt — a mass rally at Madison Square Garden in New York — was derailed by crude and racist jokes.
—Darlene Superville, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
One was a fake interview with someone purporting to be a former aide to Arizona secretary of state Adrian Fontes, claiming a vast election fraud campaign involving the manufacture of fake overseas ballots.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump and aides denounced the joke, one of several racist comments by speakers during an event that also included misogynistic, transphobic and other offensive remarks.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
In Pittsburgh, Trump delivered what his campaign aides described as his closing argument after his previous attempt — a mass rally at Madison Square Garden in New York — was derailed by crude and racist jokes.
—Darlene Superville, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aide
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Lead assistant coach David Adelman took on head coaching duties for the Nuggets in New Orleans, where the court was painted blue for their first NBA Cup game.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The new system lets users ask questions about NASA’s satellite data in plain English, similar to chatting with a virtual assistant.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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But these tools didn't get the full picture and were more like functional aids than strategic assets.Ron Cameron, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Despite his short tenure in the Senate, Vance became known as one of the chamber's leading critics of additional federal aid for Ukraine, arguing the effort mirrored misguided support for the War in Iraq.Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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The next night, those same ensigns ordered an apprentice to take the watchful pedometer and shake it while the night watchmen took their normal rest.Jacqueline D. Wernimont, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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Most technicians hired at TSMC won't go through the apprentice program.Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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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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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
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Trump also named Jim O'Neill to serve as deputy secretary of the Health and Human Services under Kennedy.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Before sheriff’s deputies found his body on Thanksgiving morning last year, shot to death in a desolate stretch of warehouses and pallet yards west of Compton, Eduardo Escobedo Sr. had become rich beyond his dreams.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aide. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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