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as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country an agent feeding information about enemy troop movements

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Recent Examples of agent Since Trump came back into office, groups like VC Defensa and the 805 Immigration Coalition have been training volunteers to patrol for ICE agents. Literary Hub, 21 July 2025 More: 15 people face felony charge after arrests at ICE protest on Roebling Bridge McLaughlin shared images of social-media posts allegedly made by Kelly, in which the poster responded to posts about ICE activities with threats to shoot its agents. Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 July 2025 Just like lemons, oranges, specifically, can serve as an all-natural cleaning agent for many spots in the home. Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 July 2025 At least two of the agents are reportedly appealing the move. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for agent
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Noun
  • They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers.
    Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.
    Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The deputy and his now-widow, Jacqueline Reckling, had four children, including one born after the deputy was killed.
    Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
  • This led investigators to a potential relative, who provided a DNA sample for testing, deputies said.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Beyoncé, an ambassador for Levi’s, dressed in outlaw drag, arrives at a semi-deserted laundromat.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Flaco Jiménez, the legendary accordion player who was perhaps the foremost ambassador for regional Tejano music in the 20th century, died at 86 on July 31st.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • From sci-fi horror and spy thrillers to teen romances, there’s something for everyone to watch on streaming services this month.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
  • Current contenders for the coveted spy role include Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Henry Cavill, Idris Elba and Rege-Jean Page, to name a few.
    Sharareh Drury, People.com, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • That leaves a more pernicious proposal pushed by the nonprofit Institute for the Public Good, which has a representative on the mayor’s working group.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
  • The representative for House District 30 previously refused a settlement offer in the case that included a $4,000 fine and public reprimand.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Held in Mumbai from May 1–4 and envisioned and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the summit convened delegates from more than 100 countries, 3,100 companies, and 100,000 participants spanning film, tech, music, gaming, streaming, and policy.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 July 2025
  • The Marina Bay Sands complex hosted 2,200 events last year, drawing 1.2 million delegates.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, Jared Fleisher, one of Gilbert's top operatives, gave mayoral candidate Fred Durhal III's campaign $2,000.
    M.L. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
  • Neither a complacent, neutered Congress nor a Supreme Court controlled by lifelong GOP partisan operatives appear willing or able to stop it.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • But the 2017 event was only recently identified through re-analysis using satellite instruments, including NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-16).
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
  • Even the original one-month extension would have been too little time to arrange for, and fine-tune, other instruments to match the previous data for scientific continuity, Cortinas said.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 31 July 2025

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“Agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agent. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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