as in assistants
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 aides
The departure of Adorni — who, as Milei’s spokesperson, emerged in 2023 as the face of his strict austerity program and anti-corruption drive — costs the president one of his most trusted and longtime aides.
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Clara Preve,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Trump toured the course with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, various aides and the golf course architect Tom Fazio and his son, Gavin Fazio.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
Their book is a cornucopia of deep insights into the essence of this president based on hundreds of interviews with close aides and acquaintances.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Haitians make up a significant number of home health aides and health care workers in South Florida.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
While palace aides deny any fallout between Charles and William, it is understood that William has made his feelings about any reconciliation clear to his father.
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Katie Nicholl,
Vanity Fair,
23 June 2026
Federal law prohibits the president and his aides — but not the attorney general — from directing the IRS to abandon audits.
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Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
After a few more bars, Stewart turns his back to the crowd and several aides wheel out an oxygen canister.
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Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
21 June 2026
Several parliamentary aides also resigned in protest.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
Clara Preve,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Trump toured the course with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, various aides and the golf course architect Tom Fazio and his son, Gavin Fazio.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
Their book is a cornucopia of deep insights into the essence of this president based on hundreds of interviews with close aides and acquaintances.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Haitians make up a significant number of home health aides and health care workers in South Florida.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
While palace aides deny any fallout between Charles and William, it is understood that William has made his feelings about any reconciliation clear to his father.
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Katie Nicholl,
Vanity Fair,
23 June 2026
Federal law prohibits the president and his aides — but not the attorney general — from directing the IRS to abandon audits.
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Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
After a few more bars, Stewart turns his back to the crowd and several aides wheel out an oxygen canister.
—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
21 June 2026
Several parliamentary aides also resigned in protest.
—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aides
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Others newly added to the professional list include degrees for physical therapy, athletic training, speech-language pathology, physician associates and anesthesiologist assistants.
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Calderón, a big, bald man wearing a gold chain and cross-shaped earrings, sat off to the side, amid an entourage of muscular assistants in polo shirts, poking at his phone.
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The plans also offer enrollees additional benefits, such as eyeglasses, hearing aids, and prescription drug coverage, and have now attracted more than half of all Medicare enrollees.
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This is a dramatic increase from 2010, when the CDC reported just 4% of adults used prescription sleep aids.
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Guests will hear the shuffle of San Francisco outside the windows, phones ringing, and the lingering voices of apprentices or other clients.
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The location is intended to help students, technicians, apprentices, and engineers move directly into careers linked to quantum technologies.
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The names of the man, the deputies and the Plantation officer were not released.
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Investigators said deputies then conducted a tactical retreat while continuing to order the suspect to drop the weapon.
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“Aides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aides. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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