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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 But when a mysterious and powerful agent disrupts the negotiations, Brahim discovers the shady side of the business. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025 Several talent agents are interested in signing Tilly Norwood, according to Deadline. Dave Smith, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025 Critics argue that officers are being overly aggressive, while the agency says that the safety of agents is at risk. Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025 No agents were hurt in the attack. Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 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
  • Merck’s shares jumped over 5%, amid an announcement that deputy CEO Kai Beckmann will take the reins currently held by CEO Belén Garijo.
    Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • This includes 30 people in Bogo City, a coastal city near to the epicentre of the earthquake with a population of 90,000, ABC News and the BBC reported, citing OCD deputy administrator Bernardo Alejandro.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Such was also the focus of the brand’s 2025 ad campaign — the first under Trotter — which pictured the hands of its artisans and brand ambassadors, including Tyler the Creator, Jack Antonoff, and Zadie Smith.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • As expected, the front row was stacked with top global stars from ambassadors ENHYPEN, Sadie Sink, Karina of aespa, as well as Khunpol and Phutatchai of BUS.
    Kristine Kwak, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Though Curry got the stats in the box score, the Buckeyes’ coverage, including a spy — usually Arvell Reese — deserves just as much credit for limiting Washington’s offense.
    Dane Brugler, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Lisbeth Salander is part Western hero, part expert hacker, part international spy and part Pippi Longstocking.
    Anders de la Motte, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That position of strength means, in the local media, the messaging can often be shaped to the club’s advantage.
    Pol Ballús, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Flax is known to promote good digestive health and prevent constipation, thanks to plenty of insoluble fiber and soluble fiber (both of which facilitate digestion and regular bowel movements through slightly different means).
    Christina Chaey, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) has named multidisciplinary artist Nilbar Güreş, known for her humorous, poetic, yet critical works commenting on social topics, as Turkey’s representative to the Sixty-First Venice Biennale, set to take place May 9–November 22, 2026.
    News Desk, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That was the hammer Kaprizov and his representatives wielded, in an environment where so few superstars hit free agency despite unprecedented year-over-year cap growth.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Hamas directly during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, which got off to a fraught start as dozens of delegates walked out upon his arrival.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The mass exit came after delegates spent days speaking about the situation in Gaza and proposals to end the nearly two-year war.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Privately, political operatives from both sides concede that government shutdowns are bad for both parties.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Once the candidate is defined with a platform backfilled with extensive details, then allow the political operatives to take that platform out into social media with an out-of-the-box approach like some of the earlier suggestions.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agent. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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