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nuncios

noun

plural of nuncio
as in attachés

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  1. diplomats
  2. proxies
  3. deputies
  4. missionaries
Noun
  • There is likely to be a high-level meeting on the conflict in Sudan on the sidelines, diplomats said, although a diplomatic breakthrough is unlikely.
    — Antoni Slodkowski Reuters, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • German prosecutors say Hamas plotted attacks in Berlin and Vienna targeting Jewish communities and Israeli diplomats – part of a network allegedly using Turkey as a base for terror operations against European targets.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of diplomats
Noun
  • The Israeli government has firmly denied the claim, accusing the UN inquiry’s authors of being Hamas proxies.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The program is also seeking information on how the IRGC transfers funds and materials to its terrorist and militia proxies and partners, as well as individuals or entities involved in financing or facilitating its activities.
    — September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of proxies
Noun
  • The sheriff's office said deputies quickly put out the fire and evacuated the inmate, who was the only one in the cell.
    — Greg Kelly, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • During the ensuing search, deputies found Iowa Hill resident Cheryl Macy, 76, shot to death inside her home.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of deputies
Noun
  • The native people of this region were not wiped out by smallpox and instead established an independent kingdom that blends a traditional monarchy with Catholicism, thanks to the efforts of some earlier missionaries.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The coding missionaries of the twenty-tens made errors both practical and philosophical.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of missionaries
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“Nuncios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuncios. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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