as in envoy
a person sent on a mission to represent another
a beloved entertainer who has often been sent abroad by the president as his country's goodwill ambassador
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Recent Examples of ambassador
Working with Hamlin as an ambassador, Brown and the AHA launched the Nation of Lifesavers movement, aiming to double the survival rate from cardiac arrest by 2030 through education around CPR and AEDs.
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Ian Thomas, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
The satiny draping and ruching at her hip highlight the SAG ambassador's hourglass figure.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
Durant hasn’t just been great on the court; he’s been equally gracious as an NBA ambassador for nearly two decades.
—Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
However, Leica and Chevy will still be around to spread warmth and cheer with Leica planning to serve the health system as an ambassador, making visits for special events and fundraising activities, and Chevy hoping to visit his friends from time to time as an official ambassador.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
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Ian Thomas, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
The satiny draping and ruching at her hip highlight the SAG ambassador's hourglass figure.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
Durant hasn’t just been great on the court; he’s been equally gracious as an NBA ambassador for nearly two decades.
—Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
However, Leica and Chevy will still be around to spread warmth and cheer with Leica planning to serve the health system as an ambassador, making visits for special events and fundraising activities, and Chevy hoping to visit his friends from time to time as an official ambassador.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambassador
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz, and Middle East special envoy Steve Witoff attended the first meeting earlier this month with Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Saudi Arabia, with discussions including Ukraine and their own economic arrangement.—
Naomi Lim,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Mar. 2025
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Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, has earned Trump's trust as an adept negotiator given his breakthrough on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza but he has also been tapped to play a role in putting an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, potentially limiting his bandwidth.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Just this week, Utah's representative Celeste Maloy introduced a bill to Congress that would allow states to choose whether or not to practice DST.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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Edelman was tapped as a replacement for the original director, Ava DuVernay, after Netflix and representatives of Comerica Bank, the interim executor for Prince’s estate, made a deal for the doc in 2018.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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More than 40 people have been removed, mostly on corruption allegations, as National People’s Congress delegates since the current term began in 2023, according to CNBC calculations of official figures.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Democratic delegates even voted down an amendment that would have kept these vending machines out of elementary schools, kindergartens and nursery schools!—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2025
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Chile's interior minister Carolina Toha said the outage was caused by a transmission line failure in the country's north, ruling out a cyber attack as a cause.—
Fabian Cambero and Alexander Villegas,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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Canada's trade minister, Mary Ng, addressed the issue during an interview with Bloomberg TV, emphasizing that tariffs would also be harmful to American consumers.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Ambassador.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambassador. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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