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Alexander says that’s because Garth himself, having grown up in Gilead and now serving as a double agent for the rebels in Canada, doesn’t have the words for it.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Bernadine appeared to be useless—or, worse, a potential double agent.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Bernadine appeared to be useless—or, worse, a potential double agent.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double agent
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From budget-friendly Amazon beds to mattresses for side sleepers or 100% organic mattresses, there’s a model out there for everyone—and our team has hand selected the picks that boosted our sleep quality here.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
15 June 2026
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The queen-sized blanket is a lightweight option that will keep warm sleepers perfectly cool and comfortable, thanks to its cotton-rayon blend fabric.—
Better Homes & Gardens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 June 2026
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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 Jun. 2026.
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