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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
Vucic, government officials and the pro-government media have branded critics as foreign agents who wish to destroy the country — rhetoric that has ramped up political polarization.
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Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Carbajal isn’t the only business owner who says fear of immigration agents kept customers home.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Players will have their agents on speed dial based on what happens at the end of the game, if those players have all got to take 40 or 50 per cent pay cuts.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Lander mounted a series of headline-grabbing protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and was detained while trying to protect an undocumented immigrant from being dragged off into detention at a New York court.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Roberts described a scenario where AI agents running on edge compute can autonomously diagnose and recover a network node at the far end of a circuit, reducing the need for his team to run or drive over and fix it manually.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Best, who allegedly had prior encounters with the Secret Service and a history of mental health issues, fired about three shots toward the executive mansion before he was taken down by Secret Service agents, according to a senior administration official with direct knowledge of the incident.
—Alexandra Koch , Chad Pergram , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
This scenario deprives producers, sales agents, and distributors of global monetization opportunities across all types of films, while frustrating audiences who discover these titles but can’t watch them.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 May 2026
Immigration agents have expanded tactics to profile people who are suspected of being undocumented.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Carbajal isn’t the only business owner who says fear of immigration agents kept customers home.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Players will have their agents on speed dial based on what happens at the end of the game, if those players have all got to take 40 or 50 per cent pay cuts.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Lander mounted a series of headline-grabbing protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and was detained while trying to protect an undocumented immigrant from being dragged off into detention at a New York court.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Roberts described a scenario where AI agents running on edge compute can autonomously diagnose and recover a network node at the far end of a circuit, reducing the need for his team to run or drive over and fix it manually.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Best, who allegedly had prior encounters with the Secret Service and a history of mental health issues, fired about three shots toward the executive mansion before he was taken down by Secret Service agents, according to a senior administration official with direct knowledge of the incident.
—Alexandra Koch , Chad Pergram , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
This scenario deprives producers, sales agents, and distributors of global monetization opportunities across all types of films, while frustrating audiences who discover these titles but can’t watch them.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 May 2026
Immigration agents have expanded tactics to profile people who are suspected of being undocumented.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agents
Noun
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Capital and its representatives became significantly more powerful.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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In 2023, he was impeached on charges of bribery, dereliction of duty and disregard of official duties by the GOP-majority Texas House in a 121-23 vote, including more than 60 members of his own party and all five representatives from his home area of Collin County.—
Fin Daniel Gómez,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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The problem is that those ambassadors don’t exist.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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Speaking during the ceremony to an audience stacked with ambassadors including Ariana Greenblatt, Eva Longoria, and Aishwarya Rai, L’Oréal’s Toupet said film remains central to shaping how women are seen and given opportunities.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
23 May 2026
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The indictment also alleges that Cuba's intelligence agency tasked a network of spies in Florida with informing on Brothers to the Rescue.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Before the shoot-down, Cuban spies had infiltrated the Brothers to the Rescue group.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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As the saying goes, failure to prepare means preparing to fail–and the most successful dressers tend to have a practical streak.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
25 May 2026
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All of this comes after reports that Lauren Sánchez is trying to help Bezos reshape his public image, and part of that for her means going out and meeting with people.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 May 2026
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An agreement adopted by the First Continental Congress and signed by all 53 delegates that urged colonists to boycott British goods.—
Justin Adams,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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Still, Bianco, the two-term sheriff of California’s fourth most populous county, is a favorite of many Republicans in the state and won more support from delegates during the party’s recent endorsing convention than Hilton, though neither reached the necessary 60% to win the party backing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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At the same time, US envoys were holding regular talks with Iran over a potential new nuclear deal.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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Foreign leaders have condemned his on-camera treatment of the detainees and several countries summoned Israeli envoys to air their concerns.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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While some operatives dragged whole items of furniture into the street — tables, chairs, cupboards, office supplies in boxes — others were tipping documents straight out of the second-floor windows.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
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Martin shared the 192-page report only after facing intense internal pressure from Democratic operatives.—
Steve Peoples,
Twin Cities,
22 May 2026
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Motorists drive vehicles near a large political banner, depicting missiles being fired behind Iranian demonstrators in solidarity with the government, at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 6, 2026.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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Former service members donning white gloves carried small pine boxes from the New York State Museum in Albany and gently loaded them onto vintage military vehicles adorned with black funeral bunting and American flags for a solemn 60-mile procession north to Lake George, New York.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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“Agents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agents. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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