as in assistance
an act or instance of helping
with an assist from his dad, the youngster built a doghouse any canine would be proud to call home
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as in to aid
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
you can assist families in need by donating old clothes in good condition
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Recent Examples of assist
Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
LeBron James added 20 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The organizers opted to focus on long-term efforts to assist Africa instead of giving the money all at once.
—Jade Gomez, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Casado was outstanding in a 4-1 Champions League win against Kimmich's Bayern Munich a fortnight ago, and followed his impressive showing up with assists in a 4-0 routing of Real Madrid in El Clasico and a 3-1 victory over Espanyol on Sunday.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
LeBron James added 20 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
By Davey Winder Google Uses Large Language Model To Catch Zero-Day Vulnerability In Real-World Code
In a Nov. 01 announcement, Google’s Project Zero blog confirmed that the Project Naptime large language model assisted security vulnerability research framework has evolved into Big Sleep.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The organizers opted to focus on long-term efforts to assist Africa instead of giving the money all at once.
—Jade Gomez, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nichushkin cleared the protocols of Stage 3 of the NHL player assistance program, ending his six-month suspension.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The gross margin slightly decreased due to higher growth in financial assistance programs.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Rain, aided by a child felon called Cossy and a motley group of other companions, must escape and search for an artifact called the Oracle of Maracoor, which may hold the answers to saving their world.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Assad was aided in part by important connections that the axis made with states outside the region: most significantly, Russia came to Assad’s rescue and became an influential global partner for the network.Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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But in the meantime, those who know her are left to ponder an illness that appears to have consumed the caring mother, in spite of her efforts to get help.Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
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Police departments in Carroll County could get help from the state with funding the high cost of outfitting officers with body cameras, if a bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly is passed.Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2023
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The goal of the Family Place Libraries program is to encourage libraries to be a family-friendly environment and transform them into community centers for literacy, early childhood development, parent education and engagement, family support and community information.Barbara D. Hathaway, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The other cast members will be going to show their support.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Accelerators: Like a shot of espresso for your sales team, accelerators kick in when reps hit specific targets, giving them that extra boost to close deals faster.Anjai Lal, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Since his election win, Trump has also helped give the wider crypto market a boost.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Assist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assist. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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