as in delegates
a person who acts or does business for another
sent a proxy to the meeting to cast his vote for him
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Recent Examples of proxies
Some children may not know that fighting has escalated between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran and its proxies on the other.
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ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Khamenei saw off opponents at home while extending Tehran’s power across the Middle East via a network of proxies in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.
—semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Israel now engaging with one of its proxies threatens to expand that conflict into a wider regional war.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026
As the conflict expanded, leaders of Iran and its proxies failed to recognize that Israel had abandoned the long-tense status quo and was trying to engineer a fundamental shift, Mansour said.
—Adam Geller, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Momentum measures point higher across time frames for South Africa proxies.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Because Secretary Rubio said anything meaningful would also have to involve ballistic missiles and your support for proxies in the region.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
This is the question explored in The War Room, which examines Bill Clinton's presidential bid via the proxies of James Carville and George Stephanopoulos, who ran his campaign and engineered its success in an outsized way.
—Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
But Baba’s streets were crawling with ICE proxies during his entire childhood.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Khamenei saw off opponents at home while extending Tehran’s power across the Middle East via a network of proxies in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.
—semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Israel now engaging with one of its proxies threatens to expand that conflict into a wider regional war.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026
As the conflict expanded, leaders of Iran and its proxies failed to recognize that Israel had abandoned the long-tense status quo and was trying to engineer a fundamental shift, Mansour said.
—Adam Geller, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Momentum measures point higher across time frames for South Africa proxies.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Because Secretary Rubio said anything meaningful would also have to involve ballistic missiles and your support for proxies in the region.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
This is the question explored in The War Room, which examines Bill Clinton's presidential bid via the proxies of James Carville and George Stephanopoulos, who ran his campaign and engineered its success in an outsized way.
—Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
But Baba’s streets were crawling with ICE proxies during his entire childhood.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proxies
Noun
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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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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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Sheriff’s deputies began investigating the child molestation allegations against Johnson in July 2025.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The two deputies who fired their weapons have been placed on administrative assignment pending the outcome of the investigation, per protocol.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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That made Friday afternoon’s summary judgment hearing the first public glimpse of bad blood between Dallas’ NBA and NHL franchises, with their respective attorneys trading verbal blows for a little more than two hours in Texas Business Court.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The rule grants the department the right to review ethics allegations against its former and current attorneys first before state bar disciplinary authorities can conduct their own investigations.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Mar. 2026
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The tensions inside the AP — and Rinehart’s articulation of a case many managers believe but are reluctant to make — reveal a broader conflict playing out across the media over how AI should be applied within journalism, a costly craft filled with strong-willed individuals.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Both marina managers said access will be more difficult.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Proxies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proxies. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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