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as in ambassador
a person sent on a mission to represent another
most of the industrialized nations of the world sent emissaries to the conference on global warming
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as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
the embassy's staff likely contains at least one emissary who reports to the home country's chief of intelligence
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Recent Examples of emissary
In 2021, Biden emissaries turned to the Roman Catholic Church for help, former Biden-era officials told USA TODAY.
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Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Expect emissaries from the ever-changing world of media.
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
Bini — already stadium-sized superstars in Asia — is the latest emissary in Coachella’s reach for new sounds from around the globe.
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Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
The overconfidence of the pro-Trump push in country music pre- and postelection is backfiring on many of its most enthusiastic emissaries.
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for emissary
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Expect emissaries from the ever-changing world of media.
—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
Bini — already stadium-sized superstars in Asia — is the latest emissary in Coachella’s reach for new sounds from around the globe.
—
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
The overconfidence of the pro-Trump push in country music pre- and postelection is backfiring on many of its most enthusiastic emissaries.
—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emissary
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On Tuesday, Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors are set to meet again in Washington for the fifth meeting to bring about an end to the war.
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Parmida is also an ambassador for bodybuilding apparel brand Darc Sport, per her Instagram.
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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.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Monday that special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would travel for the meeting.
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Ramaphosa has dispatched envoys across the continent to calm governments in countries such as Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria and Mozambique, several of which have already begun evacuating their citizens.
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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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Swift's representative confirmed that the actor-comedian officiated the July 3 ceremony at Madison Square Garden.
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Some states chose not to send representatives; several of them cited disagreements with the partisan mission.
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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.
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The celebration comes 250 years after delegates in Philadelphia approved the Declaration, setting in motion what would become the world's oldest continuing experiment in self-government.
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That hot summer in Philadelphia, the 56 delegates of the Continental Congress who signed the historic document spent a lot of time in nearby taverns, drinking beer and discussing and debating the merits of trying to become an independent nation.
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While theology and ministry studies were designated as nonprofessional, the master of divinity degree often pursued by eventual pastors or ministers does retain professional status.
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Our higher education was started by people of faith — Harvard, Yale, Princeton — were founded to train ministers of the Gospel.
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“Emissary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emissary. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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