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aide

noun

ˈād

Definition of aide

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 lawsuit names Hegseth, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell and aide Andrew Brey as defendants. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 El Sayed railed against the way Trump pronounces his name and sardonically referenced Harp, saying the president would be sure to share his remarks with his top aide. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026 Overton, who has a medical degree and is now a White House aide, was previously chief policy officer at the think tank. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026 This year, public schools across the state will start the school year without enough bus drivers, paraprofessionals, ESE aides, custodial staff, cafeteria workers, nurses and other essential educators who keep students healthy and safe in school. — Andrew Spar, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aide

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This one was especially meaningful for 2010 Morton graduate Jimmy McCormack, an experienced assistant, including the previous two seasons as the Trojans’ offensive coordinator.

— Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
O’Leary has helped himself by adding lots of experienced assistant coaches and former head coaches.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.

— Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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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Prince was able to free the ATV and accelerated toward the deputy, striking him and knocking him to the ground.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2026
Hubble and Webb both have coronagraphs, but Roman’s experimental instrument is 100 to 1,000 times better than any built before, said Bertrand Mennesson, Roman deputy project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

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