as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
for years we have had a mole in the enemy's national intelligence agency
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Recent Examples of mole
In Mexico City, Centro Culinario Ambrosía teaches the art of Mexican cuisine in a professional kitchen, walking food enthusiasts through Oaxaca’s rich moles and Yucatán’s smoky spices.
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Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
Food enthusiasts learn the art of Mexican cooking from Oaxaca’s rich moles to Yucatán’s smoky spices, with additional classes on more general fundamentals like laminating pastry dough.
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Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
As the political contest between Ryan and Imogen hots up, the race is on for Kate and MI6 to work out the extent of Russia’s links and the identity of the mole.
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Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
Greylord was a watershed moment in its use of eavesdropping devices and a mole to obtain evidence instead of relying on wrongdoers to become government informants.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
Food enthusiasts learn the art of Mexican cooking from Oaxaca’s rich moles to Yucatán’s smoky spices, with additional classes on more general fundamentals like laminating pastry dough.
—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
As the political contest between Ryan and Imogen hots up, the race is on for Kate and MI6 to work out the extent of Russia’s links and the identity of the mole.
—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
Greylord was a watershed moment in its use of eavesdropping devices and a mole to obtain evidence instead of relying on wrongdoers to become government informants.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mole
Noun
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Russia is essentially trying to build a closed, spy-friendly, domestic version of the Internet.
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Brown and Harbour are set to star in and executive produce an upcoming spy drama show from A24 that has received a straight-to-series order at Netflix.
Noun
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In the prosecutor’s statement, the suspect is alleged to have photographed sensitive sites in Israel and then sold the images to an Iranian operative for up to hundreds of dollars.
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Political operatives tied to Florida Power & Light’s parent company were involved in the scandal, and a former Republican state senator was convicted of violating campaign finance laws.
Noun
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But the fear of being snatched by ICE agents remains, Neel said.
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In all 11 host cities, federal agents are leading operations to keep drones away from match-day crowds.
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“Mole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mole. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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