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as in ambassadors
a person sent on a mission to represent another
most of the industrialized nations of the world sent emissaries to the conference on global warming
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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
the embassy's staff likely contains at least one emissary who reports to the home country's chief of intelligence
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Recent Examples of emissaries
After sharing a meal and laying out gifts, the emissaries would insist that the Indians move to where the animals were plentiful.
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Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Past presidents have at times entrusted unusual emissaries to conduct diplomacy.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
The new campus is expected to serve as a regional hub for Jewish religious life, social services and education, as well as a global center for the Lubavitch movement’s worldwide network of emissaries.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
Volar, a dating app that launched in late 2023, even let people train an AI version of themselves that flirted with someone else’s AI as a pre‑date screening, like two emissaries handling the small talk before the generals sit down.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
This week, a number of the continent’s trade emissaries and heads of state have pushed for an expeditious extension of the program’s benefits—namely, duty-free access to the United States market for more than 1,800 products from 32 countries.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Past presidents have at times entrusted unusual emissaries to conduct diplomacy.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
The new campus is expected to serve as a regional hub for Jewish religious life, social services and education, as well as a global center for the Lubavitch movement’s worldwide network of emissaries.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
Volar, a dating app that launched in late 2023, even let people train an AI version of themselves that flirted with someone else’s AI as a pre‑date screening, like two emissaries handling the small talk before the generals sit down.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
This week, a number of the continent’s trade emissaries and heads of state have pushed for an expeditious extension of the program’s benefits—namely, duty-free access to the United States market for more than 1,800 products from 32 countries.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emissaries
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One of the primary ambassadors of Persian classical music has been the composer and kamancheh (an Iranian bowed-instrument) virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2026
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The pool’s swim-up bar is also the setting for special events like Tropics Hour and Spirits in Flight, a complimentary tasting series hosted by guest distillers and brand ambassadors.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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The indelible action-adventure of a pair of kids (Daryl Sabara and Alexa PenaVega) who find out their parents (Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino) are spies and must go rescue them is so goofy and entertaining.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2026
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Dreeke helped catch foreign spies operating on American soil.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Two days before the Fourth of July, an alien mothership enters Earth’s atmosphere and dispatches envoys in the form of flying saucers across major cities worldwide.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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Thursday’s talks between the American and Ukrainian envoys were to address details of a possible postwar recovery plan for Ukraine and discuss preparations for an upcoming trilateral meeting with Moscow officials, perhaps next week, according to Zelenskyy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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In the last year, Mexican troops have been deployed across the country to quell narco-violence, arresting legions of cartel operatives, seizing tons of illicit drugs and busting hundreds of clandestine laboratories.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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The attacks included suicide missions — a method that Hamas operatives had learned from Hezbollah trainers in Lebanon.—
Ron Kampeas,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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Entertainment Weekly did not immediately hear back from representatives for PIX11 News, Mathew Knowles, Tina Knowles, or Beyoncé.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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In the wake of January’s protest in Cape Town, representatives of both the South African screen industries and the DTIC were invited to present their cases to Parliament, raising hopes that a productive dialogue could eventually create a pathway out of the morass.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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Escobar also met with a detainee from Ecuador who said his arm had been broken during a violent arrest by immigration agents in Minnesota.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The white phosphorus then ignites and burns intensely, destroying the agents by incinerating them – a method meant to reduce the risk of spreading the materials and to limit potential harm to civilians and the surrounding environment.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Asia Society analysts noted that China's anti-corruption campaign has reduced the number of delegates participating in the Two Sessions this year.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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During Wednesday's economic matters committee meeting, many delegates questioned whether consumers would shop at both.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Separately, finance ministers from the G7 nations are meeting Monday by video conference to discuss the repercussions from the war.—
Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Group of Seven finance ministers are set to discuss a possible joint release of oil reserves on Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Middle East war chokes flows from the region and sends prices soaring.—
Alberto Nardelli,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Emissaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emissaries. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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