1
as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end
the whitening agent in the detergent is chlorine bleach the Church has been the traditional agent for social justice in impoverished countries
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2
as in deputy
a person who acts or does business for another
the sports agent negotiated a record-breaking contract for the baseball player
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3
as in ambassador
a person sent on a mission to represent another
an undercover agent of the Crown
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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agent
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Grenell, a former US ambassador to Germany, has met with Maduro several times this year to secure the release of US citizens wrongfully detained in Venezuela in exchange for hundreds of Venezuelan migrants the White House had previously sent to El Salvador.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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Queen Kapiolani, Hawaii’s queen from 1874 to 1891, died on the land that became the site of the elephantine indoor/outdoor Hyatt Regency resort in Waikīkī, where Kumukahi was the cultural ambassador for a decade.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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China also launched a spy satellite called Yaogan 45 into a peculiar orbit earlier this month.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Depending on your age and foreign language ability, fulfilling your James Bond spy fantasies may not be very realistic—but spying for the British government just got more accessible.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Wheeler has also served in various positions for the Texas Republican Party, including as a delegate to the state convention and a precinct chairman.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, others in their space delegate everything and watch their networks explode.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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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
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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 24 Sep. 2025.
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