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Recent Examples of counterspy
Shadow Alliance Former National Security Agency counterspy John Schindler wrote on his Top Secret Umbra blog in January 2024 that Epstein appeared to have been part of a shadowy Israeli influence operation characterized as MEGA.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
This wasn’t difficult to do, and the U.S. reacted with defensive measures, deploying FBI counterspies throughout the hemisphere.
—Nicholas Reynolds, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2018
Then there is the veteran Israeli espionage journalist Ronen Bergman, who has taken a slightly different angle into the shadow world of spies, counterspies and assassinations.
—Jeff Stein, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2018
Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
This wasn’t difficult to do, and the U.S. reacted with defensive measures, deploying FBI counterspies throughout the hemisphere.
—Nicholas Reynolds, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2018
Then there is the veteran Israeli espionage journalist Ronen Bergman, who has taken a slightly different angle into the shadow world of spies, counterspies and assassinations.
—Jeff Stein, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterspy
Noun
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The silky fibers are smartly engineered to absorb moisture and promote airflow, helping even the warmest sleepers stay comfortable all night long.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Oct. 2025
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With three firmness options—soft, medium, and firm—side sleepers and stomach sleepers alike are sure to find their fit here.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His boss seems unusually chill with the deception, mostly because this lad might be helpful for sniffing out other moles and double agents in their field.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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Among them was Yugoslavian playboy Dusko Popov, a real-life double agent who is said to have inspired Ian Fleming’s James Bond character.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That is, after all, a spy’s skill.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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The spy series has already spent time near TCU and in downtown.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Frizer and Skeres were fraudsters, and the sinister Poley was an informer, crucial to the exposure of the Babington Plot.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Option 2: If one prisoner informs while the other stays silent, the informer will go free while the silent one receives the harshest sentence.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Jackpocket is the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Winning lottery numbers are sponsored byJackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Counterspy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterspy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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