as in spies
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 moles
Fill in Mole Holes Another way to make the moles feel unwelcome is to fill their holes with soil, says Bradley.
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Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
One of the moles was found to be cancerous.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Everyone is trying to smoke out moles, or plant some of their own.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
In case that’s not enough, Johnny and his team plan to make six different moles and even produce their own pechuga-style mezcal, Bozal Maize, made exclusively for the restaurant in partnership with the brand Bozal.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
The menu will have six different moles.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
These changes impact skin appearance, adding wrinkles, fine lines, discoloration and moles.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
One of the moles was found to be cancerous.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Everyone is trying to smoke out moles, or plant some of their own.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
In case that’s not enough, Johnny and his team plan to make six different moles and even produce their own pechuga-style mezcal, Bozal Maize, made exclusively for the restaurant in partnership with the brand Bozal.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
The menu will have six different moles.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
These changes impact skin appearance, adding wrinkles, fine lines, discoloration and moles.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moles
Noun
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The Americans stars Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell as Soveit spies posing as an American family during the Cold War.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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One worker joined the FBI and made a career in counterintelligence, sniffing out Chinese spies.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Garvey is just one of hundreds of anti-government operatives training agitators to interfere with federal law enforcement.—
Asra Q. Nomani , Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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His espionage thriller Lioness, which stars Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldaña as CIA operatives, is in production on its third season.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Confrontations involving federal agents have routinely been captured on video from multiple angles, which later served to discount parts of the government’s narrative of events.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Democrats demanded new restrictions on federal immigration agents in exchange for voting to fund DHS after Alex Pretti was killed last month in Minneapolis.—
Riley Beggin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Moles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moles. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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