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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
But for now, scientists cannot rule out the possibility that one slipped past Earth nearly three years ago, sending a lone emissary into an underwater neutrino detector.
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Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
The War of the Two Caesars also serves as a nice mirror for everything going down with the Brotherhood, Elder Cleric Quintus still hellbent on usurping the Commonwealth despite the arrival of Kumail Nanjiani’s Paladin Xander Harkness, an emissary from that neck of the woods.
—Jack King, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
During this term, the Harvard alumnus served as the Board’s representative to the Group of Twenty (G-20) and as an emissary to the emerging and advanced economies in Asia.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
According to several high-level sources in the production, Lin had hit his breaking point over the steadily increasing creative tensions with Diesel, as well as difficulties with the star’s sister/producer, Samantha Vincent, who often acted as Diesel’s emissary.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 Nov. 2025
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Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
The War of the Two Caesars also serves as a nice mirror for everything going down with the Brotherhood, Elder Cleric Quintus still hellbent on usurping the Commonwealth despite the arrival of Kumail Nanjiani’s Paladin Xander Harkness, an emissary from that neck of the woods.
—Jack King, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
During this term, the Harvard alumnus served as the Board’s representative to the Group of Twenty (G-20) and as an emissary to the emerging and advanced economies in Asia.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
According to several high-level sources in the production, Lin had hit his breaking point over the steadily increasing creative tensions with Diesel, as well as difficulties with the star’s sister/producer, Samantha Vincent, who often acted as Diesel’s emissary.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emissary
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Rabbi Kievman together with his wife are the ambassadors of The Rebbe to Highland Lakes.—
Rabbi Moishe Kievman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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But on March 6, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations said at least 1,332 people had been killed since the war began.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Like a quintessential spy movie montage, Kennedy’s inner circle started hatching a plan on how to hide the president’s son and a princess.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2026
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Clooney used his earnings from the commercials to fund the Satellite Sentinel Project, which used spy satellites to try to deter war in Sudan.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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On Monday, China said its special envoy has been shuttling between Kabul and Islamabad to mediate between the two sides and urged an immediate ceasefire.—
Ahmad Mukhtar,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Wang said China’s special envoy is shuttling between the two countries in an effort to promote restraint and encourage a ceasefire.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Liam Ramos, 5, and his father were taken into custody by ICE agents from their home in Columbia Heights during the ICE surge in January.—
Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Proposals to prohibit federal immigration agents from masking their faces have gained new life in states -- thanks in part to a court ruling that blocked the nation's first such law, in California.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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On deck to present was PMB Capital partner Taylor Baird and Edged Data Centers chief investment officer John Callahan, along with representatives from the city of Fort Worth.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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Three senior Iranian sources told Reuters on Tuesday that Qalibaf could be the nation’s representative in hypothetical negotiations, but that only preliminary communications have occurred via intermediaries in Pakistan, Turkey, and Egypt.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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On paper, Gosling’s turn as a CIA operative named Six who is entrusted with protecting a tween girl from an unhinged assassin should be, if not amazing, at least watchable.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Or for the suggestion that Chinese intelligence operatives were roaming near sensitive sites with impunity.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this year, the festival welcomed Gregory Caulier, the general delegate of the Cesar Awards, as head of film.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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West pleaded guilty in 2000 to five counts of taking indecent liberties with children and was released from state custody in 2006, the (Raleigh) News & Observer reported in 2012 when West stepped down as an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention over revelations about his past.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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The government is clearly mindful of the risk, with the finance minister last week ruling out any form of intervention to control petrol prices.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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In the event of a Lula victory — who announced his bid for reelection last October — Haddad could return as finance minister, Cassimiro said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Emissary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emissary. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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