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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 an agent feeding information about enemy troop movements

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Recent Examples of agent Accomplishing this will pave the way for AI agents to hit the mainstream in a safe way that enhances our lives rather than exposes us to risks. Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Rising demand for lakefront property combined with high construction costs have pushed up luxury housing prices, said Jim Treis, the real estate agent who brokered the Nashotah sale. Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025 The agent drew his weapon and fired several times, prompting the gunman to drop his own weapon and run. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025 Lauer is also the agent for Loro Piana’s high-performance line Sease. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for agent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agent
Noun
  • They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers.
    Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.
    Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The Thurston County Sheriff's Office said deputies were responding after a possible helicopter crash near Joint Base Lewis–McChord in Washington State.
    Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • David Forman, deputy commandant of midshipmen, a midshipman who mistook authorized law enforcement as a threat engaged and was injured in the process.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • James Pergola is the coffee ambassador for Nestle Nespresso USA.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Employees can also be seen as ambassadors of a company’s brand, and their political speech can dilute that brand and hurt its reputation, depending on what is being said and how it is being received.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is mostly an over-the-top spy thriller with wild shootouts, great suspense and some really intense action, but this scene took it to another level entirely.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Padrino accused Washington of sharply intensifying aerial surveillance of Venezuela, citing a surge in spy flights last month.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The future of this rapidly expanding means of devising software by tapping into the generative capabilities of modern-era AI, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Llama, Grok, Gemini, and other large language models, will be discussed.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Such compounds can form by other means, such as, for example, the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide.
    Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Newsweek has reached out to Apple and to a representative for Cyrus for comment outside of regular working hours via email.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Hawley criticized Mark Zuckerberg for declining a personal invitation to attend the hearing or even send a Meta representative after scandals like backlash over Meta relaxing rules that allowed chatbots to be creepy to kids.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kaivan Shroff, a 2024 delegate for Harris, said the former vice president has the right to tell the story of her campaign, as does Biden, who has conducted a few interviews and speeches since leaving office.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Mipcom Cannes attracted over 10 500 delegates from more than 100 countries in 2024 and is gearing up to another busy edition.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Israeli airstrikes on Doha that killed Hamas operatives have intensified regional drama and prompted emergency meetings of Arab and Islamic leaders in the Qatari capital on September 14.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Jayson is not entirely thrilled that two of his operatives are dead and their child, Sam, is missing.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agent. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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