proxies

plural of proxy

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Recent Examples of proxies However, of the 1,746 votes cast — some by alumni through proxies — 1,228 were in favor of no-confidence. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025 Observers of the sport note that Kinahan’s influence on boxing endures, through proxies. Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 Now, with many of those proxies weakened, Iraq has become one of the last strongholds of Iranian influence. Emma Graham, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025 Iran Remains a Spoiler For decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has sought to use Palestinian proxies as a tool to disrupt and destabilize Israel. Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 And while the powerful Gulf monarchy has watched its main rival Iran and its proxies weakened during the past two year, the threat from Yemen's Houthis has been deeply destabilizing. Nbc News, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025 In 2019, the Communist Party on the Chinese mainland started changing the rules, first with a law (introduced through its proxies in Hong Kong) to allow Hong Kong citizens to be extradited back to the mainland for trial under its authoritarian system. Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025 Always fond of visual aids at his UN speeches, Netanyahu began by holding up a small map of Iran and its proxies in the region, boasting about Israeli military achievements over the past year. Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025 Avoid using them as proxies or service accounts. Eric Olden, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proxies
Noun
  • More than 300 full and non-voting delegates of the powerful Central Committee will gather in Beijing for the closed-door plenum, one of seven meetings typically held within five years, between party congresses.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Inflation has been a key focal point among delegates at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings this week.
    Chloe Taylor,Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • According to Kroll Settlement Administration, the settlement fund covers attorney’s fees and expenses up to $200,000, service award to class representatives up to $3,000 and settlement administration costs, which are still to be determined.
    Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • While Coca-Cola had not issued a formal announcement about the return of the low-calorie, sugar-free beverage, company representatives reportedly confirmed the news during the recent National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) trade show in Chicago.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bennett Lawson, who represents the 44th Ward, told CBS Chicago that tear gas was set off when neighbors protested federal agents pulling a construction worker from a home in Lakeview.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Last week, Judge Ellis ordered agents equipped with body cameras to activate them during immigration enforcement and public interactions.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • On Miller’s ballot, the witness section was signed using her mother’s name, deputies said.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
  • It was headed by Khlopin, a specialist in the chemistry of radioactive materials, who was to be assisted by two deputies—Vernadsky, whose area was geology and mineralogy, and Abram Ioffe, the country’s leading nuclear physicist.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some attorneys are willing to offer a brief consultation or connect with employers to discuss alternatives for no charge.
    Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Expect their attorneys to attack the credibility of witnesses who have agreed to cooperate with the government and implicate Rozier, Billups, and Jones in exchange for receiving a pass or a lower charge.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Similarly, successful managers scale, while the unsuccessful fade.
    Mike Terwilliger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike a host of seedy managers looking to make a quick buck, Landau had real care and compassion for Springsteen.
    Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Proxies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proxies. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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