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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Recent Examples of espionage
Harper, for her part, struggles to publicly defend a market position that’s based on a hunch and backed up by espionage.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
The espionage series, which is based on the John le Carré book of the same name, debuted its first season in 2016.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
Lawrence also reluctantly dieted to portray Dominika — the former ballerina forced to enter Sparrow School, a government program that trains her to be a deadly agent for espionage.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
The law was based on fears of espionage after the attack, which were generally unfounded.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
The espionage series, which is based on the John le Carré book of the same name, debuted its first season in 2016.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
Lawrence also reluctantly dieted to portray Dominika — the former ballerina forced to enter Sparrow School, a government program that trains her to be a deadly agent for espionage.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
The law was based on fears of espionage after the attack, which were generally unfounded.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for espionage
spying
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Keshavarz was tried and sentenced to death in connection with the spying accusations.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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He is best known for leading Nigeria’s National Intelligence Agency — tasked with spying for the government — for four years until 2017, stepping down after he was suspended and later sacked by Tinubu’s predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
28 Nov. 2025
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“Espionage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espionage. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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