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
Shell and Maersk will be closely watched as direct proxies for the energy and shipping disruption.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Starmer and other officials have repeatedly warned that hostile states were intent on using proxies to conduct attacks in the UK.
—April 30, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Detectives are working to determine a motive and whether there is any link to Iranian proxies.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Detectives are working to determine a motive, and whether there could be a link to Iranian proxies.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Police investigate potential link to Iran proxies Several arson attacks have been claimed online in the name of Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Public companies are reported to file proxies with the SEC laying out executive compensation in advance of annual meetings.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
My dad was killed by Iranian proxies forty-two years ago.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Issues that derailed the last round of negotiations included Iran's nuclear enrichment program, its regional proxies and the strait.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2026
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Starmer and other officials have repeatedly warned that hostile states were intent on using proxies to conduct attacks in the UK.
—April 30, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Detectives are working to determine a motive and whether there is any link to Iranian proxies.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Detectives are working to determine a motive, and whether there could be a link to Iranian proxies.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Police investigate potential link to Iran proxies Several arson attacks have been claimed online in the name of Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Public companies are reported to file proxies with the SEC laying out executive compensation in advance of annual meetings.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
My dad was killed by Iranian proxies forty-two years ago.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Issues that derailed the last round of negotiations included Iran's nuclear enrichment program, its regional proxies and the strait.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proxies
Noun
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State delegates wrote a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, claiming there has been a lack of transparency surrounding the leak.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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They are given the task of hosting world leaders, dignitaries, and delegates—and, as every Southerner knows, that means serving up the perfect menu.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Bores didn’t see many signs that our representatives were taking this sufficiently seriously.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The rule drew more than 9,000 public comments from both physicians and cancer research organizations supporting its implementation and from tanning bed industry representatives and business owners opposed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Spirit’s thousands of employees have lost their jobs, so there won’t be customer service agents to assist them.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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The new era of college basketball, with unlimited transfers, players and their agents negotiating substantial salaries and big schools’ poaching of the best mid-major players – there’s no other way to put it – only increases the distance between the power schools and everyone else.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Body camera video of his arrest obtained by NBC News showed armed deputies swarming around Shaknovsky, who had two passengers in the back seat when he was apprehended.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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The morning of May 6, deputies with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a house in the 500 block of East Branch Street.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Jackie, whom attorneys addressed only by her first name, was one of the last witnesses for the defense in Horner’s capital murder trial.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 May 2026
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However, Broadnax’s attorneys hinged their final bid to save his life on Cummings recently admitting to being the one who pulled the trigger, while adding that their client’s rights had been violated during his trial after several potential jurors were eliminated on the basis of race.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Many managers will be focusing on double-gameweek assets and chasing last week’s points.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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On April 17th, Jean attended a first-ever virtual meeting for Midwest-West managers.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Proxies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proxies. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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