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as in smugglers
a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally
under wartime rationing, the only way to obtain some foods was from a courier
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as in messengers
one that carries a message or does an errand
a courier just delivered a package for you
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Recent Examples of couriers
Top figures could avoid vulnerable communications, rely on couriers or hardwired systems, and disperse authority before an operation begins.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Instead, messages are passed through a network of couriers created to obscure the supreme leader's location.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Jewelry couriers carrying armored cases disappear into the famously tiny elevators.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Staffers in the front office smoked, gabbed on the phone, and chatted with the illustrators and couriers stopping by the third-floor walk-up to drop off portfolios.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
Over the next several years, authorities said Carty manipulated the victim into mailing money to couriers across the United States, who then forwarded the cash to him in Jamaica.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Employment in couriers and messenger services added almost 38,000 jobs, the most since 2020.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
The National Security Agency also developed a behavioral profiling program, SKYNET, to identify Al Qaeda couriers in Afghanistan.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Higher-level couriers in the United States are still being investigated.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Instead, messages are passed through a network of couriers created to obscure the supreme leader's location.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Jewelry couriers carrying armored cases disappear into the famously tiny elevators.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Staffers in the front office smoked, gabbed on the phone, and chatted with the illustrators and couriers stopping by the third-floor walk-up to drop off portfolios.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
Over the next several years, authorities said Carty manipulated the victim into mailing money to couriers across the United States, who then forwarded the cash to him in Jamaica.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Employment in couriers and messenger services added almost 38,000 jobs, the most since 2020.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
The National Security Agency also developed a behavioral profiling program, SKYNET, to identify Al Qaeda couriers in Afghanistan.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Higher-level couriers in the United States are still being investigated.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couriers
Noun
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As Danny and Lena squared off against thieves, smugglers, and serial killers, Boston Blue also explored the tangled branches of the Silver family tree.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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The reductions, which reduced the number of entomologists, have emboldened ant smugglers, Wired reported.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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This happens because mast cells build up in your bone marrow and release chemical messengers that increase bone breakdown.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
21 May 2026
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But other cosmic messengers exist.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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“Couriers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couriers. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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