Thesaurus results for AIDES

aides

noun

plural of aide

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 Two aides eased Eleanor from her bedroom to an armchair in the study. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 After days of anticipation about whether this 'NIL Bill' would actually be taken up for a vote, Senate aides were scrambling early Saturday morning to make their way back to the Capitol. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Trump reportedly watched the violence on television from the White House, refusing pleas from conservative television hosts, aides, and family members to call for an end to the violence. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 The support staff union, the Penn Hills Education Support Professionals, represents a range of staff from teachers' aides to secretaries and nurses and authorized a strike last month. — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 Other aides and crony capitalists in his circles are of a similar age. — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026 Matthew Dawson and Richard Corey are senior park aides who worked as lifeguards under Pearsall. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 The White House did not respond to questions about how aides brief the president and whether officials feel comfortable providing information that could contradict his public statements. — Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Burnham plans to work there at least one day a week, alongside a full-time staff of aides, experts and civil servants. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aides

Noun

The Angels fired former Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux and two of his assistants earlier Tuesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Another feature is designated office space for the hall director and resident assistants meet with students in an area that is outside of their personal rooms.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of assistants

Noun

Healthcare and elder care have generated particular concern because many Haitians worked as home health aids and certified nursing assistants caring for patients and elderly residents.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Steadman and Myers allegedly made several purchases at pharmacies for sleeping aids and other prescription medication in the days leading up to the deaths, according to Rabbitt.

— Matt Foster, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of aids

Noun

City Colleges recently launched Chicago Moonshot, an apprenticeship initiative associated with the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park, where the district has committed to graduating hundreds of IT apprentices over the next five years.

— Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
There are currently 17 apprentices at the Winter Park facility.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of apprentices

Noun

When authorities arrived at the Aisenberg house and began their investigation, deputies found a boot print in Sabrina's room and a blonde hair in her crib that didn't belong to anyone in the family.

— Curran Rastogi, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Upon arrival, deputies set up containment and entered the home to find the suspect, only identified as a 27-year-old man, inside.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026