as in delegate
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 proxy
Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2025
Not only has its air defense infrastructure suffered badly in the confrontations with Israel, but its regional proxies and allies – Hamas, Hezbollah and the Assad regime in Syria – have either been devastated by Israel or collapsed altogether.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
The company is the latest in an emerging cohort of new entities vying to become the MicroStrategy of Ethereum by replicating the bitcoin proxy's successful accumulation strategy, but around ether, the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, rather than bitcoin.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 21 July 2025
Iran’s regional influence has been substantially weakened since Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent campaign to root out Tehran’s proxies from the region.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
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As Iranian proxy Hezbollah fought alongside Russia’s air force to support Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in a brutal civil war, Tehran and Moscow grew still closer.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2025
Not only has its air defense infrastructure suffered badly in the confrontations with Israel, but its regional proxies and allies – Hamas, Hezbollah and the Assad regime in Syria – have either been devastated by Israel or collapsed altogether.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
The company is the latest in an emerging cohort of new entities vying to become the MicroStrategy of Ethereum by replicating the bitcoin proxy's successful accumulation strategy, but around ether, the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, rather than bitcoin.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 21 July 2025
Iran’s regional influence has been substantially weakened since Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent campaign to root out Tehran’s proxies from the region.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proxy
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Held in Mumbai from May 1–4 and envisioned and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the summit convened delegates from more than 100 countries, 3,100 companies, and 100,000 participants spanning film, tech, music, gaming, streaming, and policy.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 July 2025
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The Marina Bay Sands complex hosted 2,200 events last year, drawing 1.2 million delegates.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
16 July 2025
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Starting July 21, SBA representatives will be at a Disaster Loan Outreach Center, located at 1100 Hemphill St., to answer questions and help with the application process.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 July 2025
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The group includes representatives of the SMPTE Standards Community from Ross Video, SONY, Adobe, The European Broadcasting Union, and Metaglue.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Record company executives, agents, producers and bookers dominate the panel discussions.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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Flood insurance is available through your company, agent, or the National Flood Insurance Program.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The incident that caused the three deputies' deaths is still under investigation by the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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The deputies had served 19, 22 and 33 years in the department, Luna said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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Nail varnish that was black and green on alternate fingers.—
Kate Weinberg
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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The 33-page draft plan appears to detail alternate facilities that could be used in an evacuation, procedures for detainee transportation and other measures that would be enacted in the event of a powerful storm or other emergency.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 July 2025
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Grossberg's attorney, Thomas Clay, filed a motion for voluntary dismissal on July 24, six days after lawyers for the ethics commission and its members also moved to dismiss the case.—
Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
31 July 2025
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Burke was terminated by the department after he was charged, his attorney, Marc Curtis, said after the start of the hearing June 23.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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Nearly two years later, Chapin still holds that role on an acting basis.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
22 July 2025
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Garcia succeeds the late Gerry Connolly, D-Va., who died in May following a battle with cancer, and Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., who briefly filled the role for Democrats on an acting basis.—
Luke Garrett,
NPR,
11 July 2025
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“Proxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proxy. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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