as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
for years we have had a mole in the enemy's national intelligence agency
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Recent Examples of mole
One is a simple whack-a-mole game.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Exclude moles from key areas, if possible.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Tia’s serves the Sotelo family’s legacy enchiladas, chicken mole and carne guisada in a 130-year-old historic home.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2025
Then browse Fante’s Kitchen Shop (a century-old cook’s paradise), tuck into tortillas and moles at Blue Corn, or join the line for Cristina Martinez’s South Philly Barbacoa—her James Beard Award proves the wait is worth it.
—Regan Stephens, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Exclude moles from key areas, if possible.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Tia’s serves the Sotelo family’s legacy enchiladas, chicken mole and carne guisada in a 130-year-old historic home.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2025
Then browse Fante’s Kitchen Shop (a century-old cook’s paradise), tuck into tortillas and moles at Blue Corn, or join the line for Cristina Martinez’s South Philly Barbacoa—her James Beard Award proves the wait is worth it.
—Regan Stephens, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mole
Noun
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On Monday, Iranian state media said a man was arrested in Tehran on suspicion of collaborating with the Israeli spy agency Mossad.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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The story of Quichotte’s quest is being written, in alternating chapters, by Sam DuChamp, a mid-list spy novelist making his first foray into literary fiction.—
Erin Somers,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Cuban operatives played a central role in shaping how the regime monitored dissent and protected senior leadership, embedding themselves inside Venezuela’s intelligence services.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Alexis Rodríguez Cabello A Venezuelan politician and longtime Chavista operative best known for his family and political ties to Diosdado Cabello, Alexis Rodríguez Cabello is currently head of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Good was seen in multiple videos reversing her Honda Pilot as ICE agents attempted to open her car door, then moving forward and to the right when the agent opened fire, first through the windshield and then twice through the vehicle's open window, killing the mother of three from Colorado.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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On he west side of 35W, agents formed a line along the Lake Street corridor.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Mole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mole. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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