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as in instrumentalities
something used to achieve an end
the whitening agent in the detergent is chlorine bleach the Church has been the traditional agent for social justice in impoverished countries
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as in representatives
a person who acts or does business for another
the sports agent negotiated a record-breaking contract for the baseball player
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as in ambassadors
a person sent on a mission to represent another
an undercover agent of the Crown
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as in spies
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 agents
The company specializes in using advanced artificial intelligence, including specialized agents and Large Language Models, to automate contract authoring, negotiation, and risk management.
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Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
What the agents can’t do in many fields is make judgment calls using the insight that comes from on-the-job experience, according to labor experts.
—Victor Swezey, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Admixtures and viscosity agents were tuned so that successive layers could bear weight immediately.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
This scenario deprives producers, sales agents, and distributors of global monetization opportunities across all types of films, while frustrating audiences who discover these titles but can’t watch them.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 May 2026
Surveillance and cellphone footage captured the May 6 incident in the Bronx, where ICE agents detained the American citizen at gunpoint.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Our senators aren’t listening to us Few things in life are worse than listening to endless hold music when connecting to live customer service agents at your bank, utility, or airline.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Kerr had been meeting with media agents, Front Office Sports reported the week after the season ended, signaling a sign that the coach might return to broadcasting.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
Investigators are now working with federal agents to determine whether the suspect may be connected to a human trafficking case.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
What the agents can’t do in many fields is make judgment calls using the insight that comes from on-the-job experience, according to labor experts.
—Victor Swezey, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Admixtures and viscosity agents were tuned so that successive layers could bear weight immediately.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
This scenario deprives producers, sales agents, and distributors of global monetization opportunities across all types of films, while frustrating audiences who discover these titles but can’t watch them.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 May 2026
Surveillance and cellphone footage captured the May 6 incident in the Bronx, where ICE agents detained the American citizen at gunpoint.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Our senators aren’t listening to us Few things in life are worse than listening to endless hold music when connecting to live customer service agents at your bank, utility, or airline.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Kerr had been meeting with media agents, Front Office Sports reported the week after the season ended, signaling a sign that the coach might return to broadcasting.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
Investigators are now working with federal agents to determine whether the suspect may be connected to a human trafficking case.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agents
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Blossfeldt and Sander, along with Albert Renger-Patzsch, were the leading photographic representatives of the loose movement baptized, in 1925, as the New Objectivity.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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The company is working closely with federal, state, and local representatives.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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One dispatcher and up to eight ambassadors will be available to perform safety escorts, wellness checks, first aid and more.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Breitling also tapped brand ambassadors Austin Butler, the NBA’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, and soccer star Erling Haaland to show off the new lineup.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
19 May 2026
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Despite the summer heat, the windows were often closed to keep out horseflies and the long ears of loyalist spies, so the air inside was stifling and pungent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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According to the ministry, foreign spies are infiltrating everything from mapping apps to weather stations.—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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The rooms The rooms here were last renovated in 2017—just a hair earlier than Four Seasons One Dalton Street’s rooms, which opened in 2019, but are by no means old or inferior.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Some viewers even felt its liberal use of absurdity in fact grounded the show in the real world compared to the high-minded weepies on daytime, achieving honesty through nontraditional means.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Noun
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But only about a quarter of the state’s delegates are Democrats.—
Ashley Wu,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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In the district, Fazio won all delegates from multiple towns, including Simsbury, Southbury, Thomaston, Washington, Watertown, and Wolcott.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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Armenia and Turkey agreed in late 2021 to work toward improving the relationship and appointed special envoys to discuss ways to reconcile and open the border.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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Negotiations continued by phone after Trump called off his envoys’ trip to Pakistan last weekend, the president said.—
Sarah el Deeb,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal and Eiza González star in the film about a team of elite operatives on an impossible mission.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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Republican Kandiss Taylor has filed to run for the seat, but her past political runs have led operatives to rule her out as a serious candidate.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2026
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Davis urged residents not to leave keys or key fobs inside vehicles.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Peak also cited a mounting evidence storage problem, noting that vehicles tied to homicides, fatal accidents and other serious cases must be held for extended periods — sometimes through lengthy appeals processes — consuming valuable parking spaces at the facility.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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“Agents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agents. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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