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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
Paxton’s interest in Paul’s plight was bizarre, obsessive and so far beyond normal operations at the attorney general’s office that the agency’s top officials struggled to convey their concerns during the hourslong meeting with two FBI agents.
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Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The guild was involved with the WGA action in the States and has struck meaningful deals of late with the likes of the BBC, Netflix and the trade body that represents UK agents.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Airport Security This isn't the first time an encounter with TSA agents has attracted online attention.
—Matthew Impelli, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Videos of the protest show immigration agents firing pepper balls at protesters outside the facility in Broadview, Illinois, that serves as a processing center for immigrants headed to agency locations outside Illinois.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Those agents included members of Klutch Sports Group, with whom Jones later signed.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
That has played out in Charlotte, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have made arrests outside the county courthouse, near a magnet school and in other sensitive places.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Amid a clash between agents and protesters, CPD officers were called to the scene, but were not involved with detentions.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
His clothing became equally popular with Hollywood agents and power brokers, such as the director Martin Scorsese, the producer Don Simpson, the Columbia Pictures president Dawn Steel, and the dapper NBA coach Pat Riley.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The guild was involved with the WGA action in the States and has struck meaningful deals of late with the likes of the BBC, Netflix and the trade body that represents UK agents.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Airport Security This isn't the first time an encounter with TSA agents has attracted online attention.
—Matthew Impelli, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Videos of the protest show immigration agents firing pepper balls at protesters outside the facility in Broadview, Illinois, that serves as a processing center for immigrants headed to agency locations outside Illinois.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Those agents included members of Klutch Sports Group, with whom Jones later signed.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
That has played out in Charlotte, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have made arrests outside the county courthouse, near a magnet school and in other sensitive places.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Amid a clash between agents and protesters, CPD officers were called to the scene, but were not involved with detentions.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
His clothing became equally popular with Hollywood agents and power brokers, such as the director Martin Scorsese, the producer Don Simpson, the Columbia Pictures president Dawn Steel, and the dapper NBA coach Pat Riley.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agents
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Agency representatives did not respond to requests for information about the latest number of people arrested in connection with the Chicago-area operation.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The letter was signed by seven other North Carolina representatives.—
Tierra Cunningham,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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And Ontario Green Screen hosts a lot of these individuals as ambassadors of our program, people who have taken all of our training, have participated in our quarterly community meetings and really understand what resources are available.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Goff will join Arch Manning, quarterback for the Texas Longhorns at the University of Texas, and Colston Loveland of the Chicago Bears as athlete ambassadors for the company.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Set during the Great Depression, a Milwaukee detective’s quest to find a Wisconsin cheese heiress lands him in Hungary and on a collision course with history to meet Nazis, spies, and swing musicians in the octogenarian literary giant’s first novel in over a decade.—
Tomi Obaro,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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The duo plays Emily and Matt, a married pair of ex-CIA spies forced out of retirement and back into the world of espionage after their secret identities are revealed.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Daly noted that the Certification is part of a bigger plan to set the standard for what agility and future-readiness means in the automotive dealership industry.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Travelers looking for a luxurious experience at the Miami airport — and have the means to pay for it — will get a new private terminal opening in 2026.—
D.A. Varela,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
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Yet even as many conference delegates voiced confidence that the COP28 pledge to triple nuclear power capacity by 2050 would be reached, others were quick to point out the obstacles that remained.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Out go the white busts, hunting boots and the envoys tasked with managing affairs on behalf of the empire.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg participated virtually, according to the official.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
9 Aug. 2025
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According to Joe Truzman, a senior analyst with the FDD, the Arrow Unit’s membership is drawn from multiple sources in Gaza, including police officers, operatives belonging to the Ministry of Interior’s security branches, fighters belonging to terrorist factions, and civilian volunteers.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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In 2010, Israeli operatives were successful in killing a senior Hamas operative in the United Arab Emirates.—
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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Just getting the vehicles out of the barn was a daylong process.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The firm has been trialing its electric vehicles in various cities over the last couple of years, and inaugurated an assembly and testing plant in Hayward, California, to produce 10,000 vans annually that Zoox itself will own and operate.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Agents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agents. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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