as in spying
the secret gathering of information on others
the acts of espionage on behalf of the Confederacy carried on by Belle Boyd and Rose Greenhow
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As far as their action capabilities, Sheridan previously penned Sicario and its sequel, while Berg directed espionage thriller Mile 22, war film Lone Survivor, and action-comedy Spenser Confidential.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The intention after writing Slow Horses was to go back and write another Zoë novel, but I got sucked into the world of espionage and have stuck with that.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
This interplay between exploration and espionage continues today, even when the surface of the world has been almost completely explored.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
But while espionage cases focus on political insiders and armed forces personnel, a campaign of engaging Taiwanese civilians is also ramping up.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The intention after writing Slow Horses was to go back and write another Zoë novel, but I got sucked into the world of espionage and have stuck with that.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
This interplay between exploration and espionage continues today, even when the surface of the world has been almost completely explored.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
But while espionage cases focus on political insiders and armed forces personnel, a campaign of engaging Taiwanese civilians is also ramping up.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for espionage
spying
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How does satellite ‘spying’ work and how is it detected?—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Marlowe’s supposed involvement in spying then becomes the skeleton key to his psyche.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Espionage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espionage. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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