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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
Widely circulated footage of the incident appears to show agents remove a gun from a scrum with Pretti before shots are fired.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
Bovino claimed Jose Huerta-Chuma, who Border Patrol agents were targeting Saturday morning, had a criminal history that included domestic assault to intentionally inflict bodily harm, disorderly conduct, and driving without a valid license.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 25 Jan. 2026
Pretti was fatally shot while immigration agents wrestled him on the ground in Minneapolis; the Department of Homeland Security said officers took a handgun from Pretti at the scene and fired in self-defense.
—Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
Before tens of thousands of protesters marched in Minneapolis on Friday to demand Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents leave Minnesota, they were mocked by the voice of the Minnesota Vikings.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to denounce yet another fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minnesota.
—Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Google has launched tools and services enabling developers and business users to build agents.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Guiding you through this exciting journey are our experienced and highly respected on-site sales agents, Ken Rosberg and Jeff Sheppard.
—Prime Development, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
Instead immigration enforcement agents were instructed to use common sense and discretion.
—Abraham Gutman The Philadelphia Inquirer (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
Bovino claimed Jose Huerta-Chuma, who Border Patrol agents were targeting Saturday morning, had a criminal history that included domestic assault to intentionally inflict bodily harm, disorderly conduct, and driving without a valid license.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 25 Jan. 2026
Pretti was fatally shot while immigration agents wrestled him on the ground in Minneapolis; the Department of Homeland Security said officers took a handgun from Pretti at the scene and fired in self-defense.
—Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
Before tens of thousands of protesters marched in Minneapolis on Friday to demand Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents leave Minnesota, they were mocked by the voice of the Minnesota Vikings.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to denounce yet another fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minnesota.
—Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Google has launched tools and services enabling developers and business users to build agents.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Guiding you through this exciting journey are our experienced and highly respected on-site sales agents, Ken Rosberg and Jeff Sheppard.
—Prime Development, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
Instead immigration enforcement agents were instructed to use common sense and discretion.
—Abraham Gutman The Philadelphia Inquirer (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agents
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Most of the calls were made to the Accounts Management, which handles refunds, notices, payment issues, and account discrepancies—the IRS received more than 70 million calls on those lines, with about 19 million answered by representatives.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Spanish royal hosted an audience with representatives from the Foundation for the Development of Nursing (FUDEN) at La Zarzuela Palace, wearing Magrit buckle low-heel pumps and a tweed midi dress — both repeat pieces in her working wardrobe.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
28 Jan. 2026
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On Tuesday morning, students will be greeted by faculty, student ambassadors, and the Pali High band as families, alumni, and neighbors line the streets to welcome the campus back to life.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Like at Blazy’s ready-to-wear debut, the front row was a mix of longtime Chanel ambassadors including Penélope Cruz, Charlotte Casiraghi and Vanessa Paradis, as well as new faces like Nicole Kidman and A$AP Rocky, plus Dua Lipa, who starred in a Chanel campaign last year.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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One worker joined the FBI and made a career in counterintelligence, sniffing out Chinese spies.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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Desperate to learn what happened, the pair volunteers to become spies in Moscow themselves.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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Being Different means standing apart - leading on innovation and setting trends.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As part of the litigation, Snyder-Hill and his co-plaintiffs have sought to depose Wexner and recently won court approval to subpoena him through alternative means after his attorney refused to accept service and other efforts proved futile.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Against the backdrop of the French Riviera, the most recent edition of ILTM brought together more than 9,000 delegates and 2,700 travel brands.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Davos delegates didn’t need to hear a political stump speech attacking the American president or be berated by a governor for also not beating up on him.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile Beijing’s envoys have brokered the return of territory captured by rebel groups to junta control, including the gemstone and ruby mining hub of Mogok.—
Ross Adkin,
CNN Money,
27 Dec. 2025
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So too have Putin's top foreign policy aide Yuriy Ushakov and Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev, both of whom have served as negotiating envoys for Moscow.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
16 Dec. 2025
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Set against escalating Arctic ambitions by Russia and China, the story follows a Finnish family of operatives navigating military conflict, biological warfare, and global espionage as geopolitical tensions reach breaking point.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Game of Thrones alum stars alongside Haley Lu Richardson in the new Peacock thriller series, which follows Bea (Clarke) and Twila (Richardson), two widows of CIA agents who take their husbands' places in Moscow as CIA operatives.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Martinez and another man were charged in October with assault with a deadly weapon, accused of following the agents' vehicles and initiating the collision with Exum's SUV that led to the shooting on Chicago's south side.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Lakeside's previous police chief, who also served as mayor, Robert Gordanaire, was fired after he and his daughter, the town clerk, were indicted by a grand jury for selling vehicles belonging to the town and pocketing the profit.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Agents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agents. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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