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In 2018 the site published evidence that two Russian men were responsible for the near-fatal poisoning of the former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
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Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
Lydia, naturally, has her own reasons for pairing Agnes and Daisy together, evolving from a ruthless zealot and disciplinarian in Handmaid’s Tale into a kind of double agent looking to overthrow Gilead from within the hallowed halls of power in Testaments, as the finale set her up to do.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
He was sanctioned by the European Union in 2019 in connection with the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, England with the nerve agent Novichok.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
As double agent Vesper Lynd, Eva Green is such a powerful figure that her memory haunts Bond for the entirety of Craig’s tenure.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
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Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
Lydia, naturally, has her own reasons for pairing Agnes and Daisy together, evolving from a ruthless zealot and disciplinarian in Handmaid’s Tale into a kind of double agent looking to overthrow Gilead from within the hallowed halls of power in Testaments, as the finale set her up to do.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
He was sanctioned by the European Union in 2019 in connection with the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, England with the nerve agent Novichok.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
As double agent Vesper Lynd, Eva Green is such a powerful figure that her memory haunts Bond for the entirety of Craig’s tenure.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double agent
Noun
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Side, back, and stomach sleepers all praise the pillows’ softness, luxurious feel, breathability, and coolness.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2026
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Between the feel and breathability, shoppers can’t seem to get enough of this quilt — including hot and cold sleepers alike.—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Once an unconscious stool pigeon, always an unconscious stool pigeon.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
12 Nov. 2025
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Russo turned stool pigeon within a month of his November 2017 arrest for selling a kilo of cocaine to an undercover agent.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Shadow Alliance Former National Security Agency counterspy John Schindler wrote on his Top Secret Umbra blog in January 2024 that Epstein appeared to have been part of a shadowy Israeli influence operation characterized as MEGA.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Sep. 2019
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“Double agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20agent. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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