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
Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 18 June 2026
Israel’s parallel operations in Lebanon, to punish Iran’s proxy Hezbollah, have killed even more people and displaced close to a fifth of the population.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
Art Gilliland, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Some political analysts questioned the wisdom of Reynoso turning the race into a proxy battle over Mamdani in a congressional district where one recent poll says the mayor enjoys a 78% approval rating.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
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Noun
And absent a provision that Iran’s proxies drop their attacks on Israel, the likelihood remains that the Jewish state will be forced to continue to defend itself, which will stress any peace agreement.
—Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 18 June 2026
Israel’s parallel operations in Lebanon, to punish Iran’s proxy Hezbollah, have killed even more people and displaced close to a fifth of the population.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
Adjective
Anthropic’s secure deployment guidance explicitly recommends proxy credential injection.
—Art Gilliland, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Some political analysts questioned the wisdom of Reynoso turning the race into a proxy battle over Mamdani in a congressional district where one recent poll says the mayor enjoys a 78% approval rating.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proxy
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The market’s LatAm Content Meeting has lured delegates from Latin America, with the largest group coming from Brazil this year.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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The page itself isn’t very detailed on the things the delegates were voting on, Kratz said, because the secretary was tired of it.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Marc Moore and his neighbors along the Long Beach Peninsula have spent night after recent night watching the water spill over makeshift sand berms and wood panels put up to try to hold the ocean’s force back.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
18 June 2026
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Shortly after, cinematographer Pat Scola’s overhead view of a makeshift cemetery is a stunner.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Key Facts At least eight states, nearly all of which are led by Democratic governors, will not send representatives to the fair, according to multiple outlets.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2026
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Even if Arraez doesn’t earn the fan selection, the Giants are required to have at least one representative, who would be selected through the players vote and Commissioner’s Office.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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Sure, having a ridiculous number of backup products would ensure that there is no need unaddressed, mass considerations for spaceflight are extremely serious and future missions will need to have better data to know what will be needed in a microgravity environment.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
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Other essentials include international health insurance, knowledge of visa and tax requirements, backup power solutions and emergency savings to handle travel disruptions.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Matt Chapman signed his extension before Posey took over, but his first big move was bringing in free-agent shortstop Willy Adames.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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To fix this, the team altered the fabrication process and introduced an in situ crosslinking agent directly into the polymer film during its formation.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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Court filings obtained by PEOPLE previously revealed that McBee was ordered to surrender several luxury watches — including a Rolex Daytona and two Tag Heuer timepieces — as substitute assets toward satisfying the money judgment tied to the case.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Morrison pushed back, making a substitute motion to adopt the budget as presented by staff and revisit the item in August.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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According to Euro News, 125 deputies backed the government proposal, 61 voted against it and 13 abstained.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Ramon Padilla is the deputy graphics editor for USA TODAY.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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The Ports, who played as their alternate Copa de la Diversión name, the Cheladas, also gave an option to give dad a shout-out on the jumbotron during a game where the Cheladas shut out the Visalia Rawhide, 8-0.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Fish swim by alternate contractions of aerobic muscles that run the length of their bodies in a small red band just under their skin, while their large white anaerobic muscles are used only for brief bursts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
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“Proxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proxy. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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