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as in aides
a person who helps a more skilled person
Jack is his mother's preferred aid in the kitchen, as his sister Janice is clumsy when it comes to chopping and peeling
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as in benefits
a thing that helps
a dictionary is a handy aid for working crossword puzzles
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as in assists
an act or instance of helping
the clerk asked if she needed any aid carrying out her purchases
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as in helps
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
sought to aid her in her search for a dachshund puppy by looking online
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Recent Examples of aids
Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Collins has expressed wanting to protect funding for PEPFAR, the George W. Bush-era program designed to fight the global spread of HIV and AIDS.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The State Department is reviewing funding from the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, a spokesperson told NPR in June.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 11 July 2025
But representation in the Hong Kong media primarily took the form of the AIDS epidemic.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
In 1994, the singer donated the prototype to an auction benefiting French AIDS charity Association Solidarité Sida.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 10 July 2025
Per Politico, some Senate Republicans want to change the bill to reduce cuts to AIDS prevention, healthcare and local public stations.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Madonna and Whitney Houston sashayed down Catch One’s winding halls, while the indomitable Thais-Williams fended off police harassment and led care programs during the height of the AIDS crisis.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
The celebrated Scottish film and screen actor, who was regarded as one of the brightest lights of his generation, died at the age of 40 from AIDS in 1990, and asked that the cause of his death be publicized to promote awareness and acceptance of the illness.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 June 2025
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This will be the 27th of these events, which are produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
—Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Collins has expressed wanting to protect funding for PEPFAR, the George W. Bush-era program designed to fight the global spread of HIV and AIDS.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The State Department is reviewing funding from the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, a spokesperson told NPR in June.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 11 July 2025
But representation in the Hong Kong media primarily took the form of the AIDS epidemic.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
In 1994, the singer donated the prototype to an auction benefiting French AIDS charity Association Solidarité Sida.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 10 July 2025
Per Politico, some Senate Republicans want to change the bill to reduce cuts to AIDS prevention, healthcare and local public stations.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Madonna and Whitney Houston sashayed down Catch One’s winding halls, while the indomitable Thais-Williams fended off police harassment and led care programs during the height of the AIDS crisis.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
The celebrated Scottish film and screen actor, who was regarded as one of the brightest lights of his generation, died at the age of 40 from AIDS in 1990, and asked that the cause of his death be publicized to promote awareness and acceptance of the illness.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aids
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In a video posted by one of his aides, the president gestured to two corporate executives.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Still, Coffman believes the most pressing problem likely to result from the immigration crackdown will be a shortage of aides to care for people in their homes and in nursing homes.—
Ronnie Cohen,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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The dots represented arts organizations, creative businesses, studios, galleries, performance venues, and cultural and historic assets.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the complaint, Aaron asks that neither party be awarded alimony and that both parties' community assets and debts are in accordance with Nevada law.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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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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“Aids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aids. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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