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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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2
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
Paxton’s interest in Paul’s plight was bizarre, obsessive and so far beyond normal operations at the attorney general’s office that the agency’s top officials struggled to convey their concerns during the hourslong meeting with two FBI agents.
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Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The guild was involved with the WGA action in the States and has struck meaningful deals of late with the likes of the BBC, Netflix and the trade body that represents UK agents.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Airport Security This isn't the first time an encounter with TSA agents has attracted online attention.
—Matthew Impelli, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Videos of the protest show immigration agents firing pepper balls at protesters outside the facility in Broadview, Illinois, that serves as a processing center for immigrants headed to agency locations outside Illinois.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Those agents included members of Klutch Sports Group, with whom Jones later signed.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
That has played out in Charlotte, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have made arrests outside the county courthouse, near a magnet school and in other sensitive places.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Amid a clash between agents and protesters, CPD officers were called to the scene, but were not involved with detentions.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
His clothing became equally popular with Hollywood agents and power brokers, such as the director Martin Scorsese, the producer Don Simpson, the Columbia Pictures president Dawn Steel, and the dapper NBA coach Pat Riley.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The guild was involved with the WGA action in the States and has struck meaningful deals of late with the likes of the BBC, Netflix and the trade body that represents UK agents.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Airport Security This isn't the first time an encounter with TSA agents has attracted online attention.
—Matthew Impelli, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Videos of the protest show immigration agents firing pepper balls at protesters outside the facility in Broadview, Illinois, that serves as a processing center for immigrants headed to agency locations outside Illinois.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Those agents included members of Klutch Sports Group, with whom Jones later signed.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
That has played out in Charlotte, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have made arrests outside the county courthouse, near a magnet school and in other sensitive places.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Amid a clash between agents and protesters, CPD officers were called to the scene, but were not involved with detentions.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
His clothing became equally popular with Hollywood agents and power brokers, such as the director Martin Scorsese, the producer Don Simpson, the Columbia Pictures president Dawn Steel, and the dapper NBA coach Pat Riley.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agents
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Agency representatives did not respond to requests for information about the latest number of people arrested in connection with the Chicago-area operation.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The letter was signed by seven other North Carolina representatives.—
Tierra Cunningham,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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On board, Inuit ambassadors provide additional insight into the landscape, the wildlife, and the human face of what appears to be an inhospitable region.—
Robin Catalano,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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Employees can also be seen as ambassadors of a company’s brand, and their political speech can dilute that brand and hurt its reputation, depending on what is being said and how it is being received.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Set during the Great Depression, a Milwaukee detective’s quest to find a Wisconsin cheese heiress lands him in Hungary and on a collision course with history to meet Nazis, spies, and swing musicians in the octogenarian literary giant’s first novel in over a decade.—
Tomi Obaro,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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The duo plays Emily and Matt, a married pair of ex-CIA spies forced out of retirement and back into the world of espionage after their secret identities are revealed.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The future of this rapidly expanding means of devising software by tapping into the generative capabilities of modern-era AI, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Llama, Grok, Gemini, and other large language models, will be discussed.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Such compounds can form by other means, such as, for example, the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide.—
Dirk Schulze-Makuch,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
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The delegates came from about 20 countries, almost all European, although one came from French Algeria, five from America, and four from Palestine.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Six student delegates and two adults stayed with Encinitas host families and experienced a full slate of local culture, civic engagement, and outdoor recreation, strengthening friendships and building the kind of understanding that lasts far beyond a single visit.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Out go the white busts, hunting boots and the envoys tasked with managing affairs on behalf of the empire.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg participated virtually, according to the official.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
9 Aug. 2025
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Israeli airstrikes on Doha that killed Hamas operatives have intensified regional drama and prompted emergency meetings of Arab and Islamic leaders in the Qatari capital on September 14.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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Jayson is not entirely thrilled that two of his operatives are dead and their child, Sam, is missing.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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This cooler, with its flat top and accessory loops, is also part of Dometic’s Recon system, which is optimized for compatibility, stackability, and packing into vehicles.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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The company has also installed wall boxes for charging electric vehicles, heat pumps and power storage units.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Agents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agents. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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