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adjective

as in aiding

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assisting

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verb

present participle of assist

as in helping

to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end you can assist families in need by donating old clothes in good condition

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Artem Zub made his season debut Thursday, assisting on Greig's goal. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 This configuration allows the bristles to make contact with the scalp, assisting in thorough detangling and ensuring no section is missed, even with voluminous locks. — Laura Sandroni, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026 The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the FBI were also assisting. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 According to the affidavit, the police officer was assisting with transporting Blair from the airport to the hospital on a stretcher. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Therefore, retrofitting Stormwater ponds and infrastructure are key to assisting older parts of town from flooding. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 By transporting supplies, supporting reconnaissance activities, and assisting with casualty evacuation, unmanned ground vehicles can potentially reduce soldiers’ physical workload while extending their operational reach. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 The National Transportation Safety Board is assisting as an accredited representative for the United States. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The film follows a young woman who navigates her new job by assisting a famously talented and complicated director on a French production of Joan of Arc. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

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And right now, the Eric Dane story isn’t much helping.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of helping

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Along with Williams, at least 14 other people, many of them friends and family of the escapees, were arrested and accused of aiding in the escape, including by providing food, cash, transport and shelter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
The historical research aiding the film is conducted in collaboration with Caróu Oliveira, a Black historian dedicated to the study of slavery and the daily lives of Black women in the 19th century.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of aiding

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So regenerative has to regenerate livelihoods and communities too, including decent work and supporting the women who do much of the labor in cotton in many contexts.

— SJ Studio, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
While Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Russia is planning to escalate with drone or rocket strikes on European allies supporting Ukraine, other countries have called for calm.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

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