with an assist from
idiom
US, somewhat informal
: with the help or assistance of
He wrote the story with an assist from his friend.
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Ella Sharkey made it 2-0 with a power play goal with an assist from Casey Cronin late in the second.
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Todd Abeln, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
There’s more than just football happening on Super Bowl Sunday, though: Kendrick Lamar will headline the game’s halftime show, with an assist from SZA.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 26 Jan. 2025
The Beatles' return to the Grammys has come with an assist from artificial intelligence.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
The company is targeting a Jan. 15 launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida with an assist from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Todd Abeln, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
There’s more than just football happening on Super Bowl Sunday, though: Kendrick Lamar will headline the game’s halftime show, with an assist from SZA.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 26 Jan. 2025
The Beatles' return to the Grammys has come with an assist from artificial intelligence.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
The company is targeting a Jan. 15 launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida with an assist from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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“With an assist from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20an%20assist%20from. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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