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
Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
But financial performance has never really been the driver behind the stock, which was seen as a proxy bet on Musk’s ambitions.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
ABC News, 6 May 2026
That set off alarm bells at leading proxy advisory services and shareholders voted by a large margin to reject the parachute at a special meeting last week.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
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Noun
An attacker can use the exploit to create a connection for monitoring some aspects of a user’s browser usage and as a proxy for viewing sites and launching denial-of-service attacks.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
But financial performance has never really been the driver behind the stock, which was seen as a proxy bet on Musk’s ambitions.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Adjective
It was widely seen as a major geopolitical breakthrough that reduced the risk of direct and proxy conflict, said Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, a researcher at the Center of Economic and Law Studies in Indonesia.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
That set off alarm bells at leading proxy advisory services and shareholders voted by a large margin to reject the parachute at a special meeting last week.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proxy
Noun
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Speaking between ballots, Tafoya repeatedly reminded delegates about the importance of winning the general election, while Schwarze encouraged them not to compromise their principles.—
Jay Gabler,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Frederiksen said Tafoya's broadcasting career could be an asset in a primary race, though her appeal to convention delegates remains an open question.—
Liz Christy,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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The measures could go too far, Finucane said, and prompt many Cubans to head 90 miles north for Florida in makeshift boats as many did in the 1990s.—
Ben Finley,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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About 60 volunteers with clipboards spread out over Hollywood on Tuesday morning to count every tent, makeshift shelter, lived-in vehicle and obviously homeless person.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Following the town hall, which is also expected to be attended by representatives from the state commission, all information will be forwarded to the harbor commission for its consideration, Jurjis said.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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The Hong Kong government on Tuesday proposed issuing 10,000 new vehicle permits for drivers to work for online ride-hailing services like Uber, less than half the amount that industry representatives were hoping for.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Every business trip now includes backup flights, refundable bookings, and extra insurance.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Hawks, whose only other offer was from North Texas, will immediately compete for a backup job at tackle behind Cantwell and Matthew McCoy.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
Noun
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During the search for the missing mother and daughter and Fieramusca, FBI agents followed Green.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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What does work is a containment pattern that treats every agent action as an external call requiring authorization at the action level, not the session level.—
Shreyans Mehta,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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However, when lawmakers passed the cannabis sales bills in March, Spanberger proposed a substitute bill of her own with several changes, but the General Assembly rejected her amendments and sent the original bill back unchanged.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
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Richards, 26, appeared to twist his ankle in a substitute appearance for Palace against Brentford on Sunday.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Edward Randolph is an expert on the workings of the CPUC, having served as deputy executive director of the commission’s Energy Division from 2011 to 2021.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Fiore, 22, the deputy chief of staff for the College Democrats of Connecticut, watched Elliott’s endorsement.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Those resources have enabled the company to manufacture chips that test alternate designs and rapidly iterate and refine successes—an advantage powerful enough that Google also decided to open its own fabrication facility.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 May 2026
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Just down the street, the Soo Locks Visitor Center offered an alternate vantage point to see the locks and learn about the site’s history.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
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“Proxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proxy. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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