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adjective

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Recent Examples of proxy
Noun
Fund giant Vanguard Group is one of TKO’s largest shareholders with about 8% of the company’s equity held across its funds, according to TKO’s latest proxy statement. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Emboldened, Iran began reviving or confecting proxy forces in yet more locations. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The additional shares Musk could receive would push his stake in the electric-vehicle maker to at least 25%, according to the terms detailed in Tesla’s proxy filing Friday. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025 In 2024, Kobakhidze attended the funeral of former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the inauguration of the new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, standing with a delegation including representatives from Iran’s terrorist proxies — Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for proxy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proxy
Noun
  • Managers now need to decide which model is assigned to which task, delegate tasks effectively, and review the output from each.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • As Mars and Jupiter class, delegate, don’t dominate.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • It hadn't been fired and had a scope attached to it in a makeshift manner using electrical tape.
    Greg Allen, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The latest scramble completed, punctuating the next step in searching for a program-defining victory, Kelvin Durham took both hands and turned them into makeshift ear muffs while sauntering to the sideline.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That alone is amazing, said Timbrook, Depue and a representative for the soft body armor vest that stopped a bullet from piercing the officer’s chest.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Jacek Najder, Poland's representative to NATO, was also present, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
    Will Gretsky, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Within 24 to 48 hours of quitting carbs, your glycogen stores—the body's backup energy supply—start to run out.
    Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Those who only fantasized about positive outcomes showed lower systolic blood pressure than those who visualized success and then thought through potential obstacles and backup plans.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Frantzve is a real estate agent with The Corcoran Group in New York City, according to her LinkedIn profile.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Staffing firms must help clients unbundle jobs into tasks and outcomes, then match them with the right blend of full-time employees, freelancers, or AI agents.
    John Winsor, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The 30-year-old has gone from being fourth-choice goalkeeper at Wolves, making one substitute appearance in his two seasons at Molineux, to third-choice at Everton.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
  • However, critics say just about anyone could claim to be a substitute caregiver under the legislation’s loose definition, thereby potentially endangering children rather than protecting them.
    Dan Walters, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In February, Fitzsimmons became the first female to reach the rank of deputy chief in the fire department’s 160-year history.
    Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • According to a declaration filed by Roxana Avila-Cimpeanu, deputy director of the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, a number of Honduran children have been questioned by Department of Homeland Security officials.
    Laura Romero, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The total includes viewing via the YouTube app YouTube TV, the main telecast and alternate feeds featuring YouTube creators.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
  • For every critical appointment, set alternate meeting schemes.
    Arpit Jain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Proxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proxy. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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