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
Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
On Friday came news that three Tritons assistants will as well: Tom Tankelewicz, Sam Stapleton and Mikey Howell.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Each agent, from autonomous drones delivering packages to personal AI assistants managing healthcare schedules, informs and learns from the collective ecosystem.
—Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
In November 2023 riots broke out in Dublin when an Algerian national was arrested after allegedly stabbing and injuring three young children and a care assistant.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Those who are assistants or witnesses for voters and don’t follow election code can face varying levels of misdemeanors.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
On Friday came news that three Tritons assistants will as well: Tom Tankelewicz, Sam Stapleton and Mikey Howell.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Each agent, from autonomous drones delivering packages to personal AI assistants managing healthcare schedules, informs and learns from the collective ecosystem.
—Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
In November 2023 riots broke out in Dublin when an Algerian national was arrested after allegedly stabbing and injuring three young children and a care assistant.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assistant
Noun
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Law enforcement then set out to determine whether Clinton, or her aides, had transmitted classified information on a server not meant to host such material.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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An aide said the tariffs are expected to produce $100 billion a year in revenue for the federal government.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The facility has an on-site training school, which welcomes groups of 10 apprentices at a time and also provides on-the-job training for existing employees, who are 82 percent female and range in age from 18 to 65.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2025
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No poaching, only growing Earlier this month, Villasenor started working as a technician apprentice at Gene Butman Ford in Ypsilanti, Michigan.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Sherman put his singing and acting career on hold and transitioned into working as a paramedic and later a technical reserve police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department and a reserve deputy sheriff with the San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Department.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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After four of Adams’ top deputies decided to resign, Gov. Kathy Hochul pondered taking the unprecedented step of ousting a New York City mayor.—
Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In China, for example, the constitution states that everything in the governmental system, including the courts, is subordinate to the leadership of the Communist Party.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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The email was addressed to all subordinate commanders, and the subject line read in all capital letters: URGENT SAFETY OF FLIGHT ISSUE.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
15 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Rooted in principles of mutual aid, member ownership, and not-for-profit service, credit unions were built to prioritize people over profit.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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For instance, sources said the office was investigating allegations that disaster aid workers with the Federal Emergency Management Agency had skipped over houses that displayed signs supporting Trump during the 2024 election.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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Danny Ramirez Sam Wilson's sidekick takes on Sam's old name, The Falcon, in the most recent Captain America movie.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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Prior to The Office, Novak was a comedian, perhaps best known for his time as one of Ashton Kutcher's sidekicks on the prank show Punk'd.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistant. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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