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as in instrumentalities
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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as in representatives
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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as in ambassadors
a person sent on a mission to represent another
an undercover agent of the Crown
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as in spies
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 agents
Ashwin Sreenivas, president of AI startup Decagon, said the advent of coding agents has led to a number of shifts within his company.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
The action kicked off in the Bronx, where agents descended on a Selwyn Ave.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Designed in 1929, the home has been placed on the market for $17 million in partnership with listing agents, Jonah Wilson & Josh Greer of Carolwood Estates.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
In a Financial Times op-ed last year, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said AI agents were helping customer service workers resolve more queries and helping programmers write more code.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Border agents in the United Kingdom have seized about five tons of cocaine at a single port in just under a month, the country's Home Office said on social media.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
The company is preparing for a future in which organizations are run by autonomous AI systems, or agents, like Luna.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
Strong cleaning agents can worsen allergy symptoms rather than relieve them.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Stricter rules were imposed on documentation required for sponsors, border agents started pressuring unaccompanied children to self-deport before transferring them to shelters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement started arresting some sponsors in the middle of the release process.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
The action kicked off in the Bronx, where agents descended on a Selwyn Ave.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Designed in 1929, the home has been placed on the market for $17 million in partnership with listing agents, Jonah Wilson & Josh Greer of Carolwood Estates.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
In a Financial Times op-ed last year, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said AI agents were helping customer service workers resolve more queries and helping programmers write more code.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Border agents in the United Kingdom have seized about five tons of cocaine at a single port in just under a month, the country's Home Office said on social media.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
The company is preparing for a future in which organizations are run by autonomous AI systems, or agents, like Luna.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
Strong cleaning agents can worsen allergy symptoms rather than relieve them.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Stricter rules were imposed on documentation required for sponsors, border agents started pressuring unaccompanied children to self-deport before transferring them to shelters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement started arresting some sponsors in the middle of the release process.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agents
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Pennsylvania representatives Tim O'Neal and Bud Cook hosted the Bentworth soccer team on Wednesday in Harrisburg, where they were honored inside the Capitol.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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In response, company representatives contended the Park Service had no basis to require permits or a new plan of operations because the activities were already authorized under existing approvals issued by the Bureau of Land Management in 1985, the correspondence states.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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The attacks come a day after Lebanon and Israel's ambassadors to the United States held their first direct talks in decades in Washington and agreed to hold further direct negotiations, with the Lebanese envoy calling for a ceasefire.—
Tucker Reals,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to host both nations' ambassadors.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Our spies tell us that the 2028 Lamborghini Temerario Spyder will debut some time in 2027.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
16 Apr. 2026
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The pair, who were arrested in May 2022 while visiting Iran, were accused by Iranian state television of being spies who sought to stir up unrest, according to Reuters.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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California is not unique, and housing is not the only means by which the older generations have effectively pulled up the ladder behind them.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Which is fortunate for Musselman, given there will be less means to lure players from the portal.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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In a passionate speech to around 250 delegates, the far-right party’s telegenic lead candidate in the region, Ulrich Siegmund, gave a clear sense of what AfD rule might look like in the state.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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The 2026 edition of Focus Asia is expected to draw more than 200 industry delegates from Europe, Asia and Canada.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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The memoir records the workings of Mughal rule, describing dealings with courtiers and envoys.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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The deployments have made Iranian diplomatic envoys even more dubious that American peace efforts are sincere.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Gilead killed Mel and Neil for being secret Mayday operatives, which Daisy can’t quite believe of her parents, who were polite even to Pearl Girls.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Agnes, the well-to-do daughter of a Commander who is nearly ready to be married off herself; and Daisy, a teenager from Canada who realizes her parents were part of the Mayday resistance just after they are murdered by Gilead operatives.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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Large trucks account for five per cent of the vehicles in the United States but play a role in ten per cent of fatal accidents.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Waymo and Waze announced the effort, which will use data collected by autonomous vehicles to identify road damage and share it with local governments.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Agents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agents. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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