as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
a secret agent posing as a government employee
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The family felt the e-commerce giant was a poor home for the elegant secret agent and bristled at its efforts to expand the scope of the franchise, while Amazon executives were frustrated by the glacial pace of getting a new film off the ground, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Brosnan rose to fame after making his debut as the legendary secret agent in 1995’s GoldenEye.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
The anime follows secret agents hunting for a vaccine to save humanity.
—Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 29 Mar. 2025
Wilson plays Sam, a secret agent whose toughest mission to date is pleasing her bride-to-be best friend (Camp) at a lavish destination wedding.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Brosnan rose to fame after making his debut as the legendary secret agent in 1995’s GoldenEye.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
The anime follows secret agents hunting for a vaccine to save humanity.
—Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 29 Mar. 2025
Wilson plays Sam, a secret agent whose toughest mission to date is pleasing her bride-to-be best friend (Camp) at a lavish destination wedding.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secret agent
spy
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The season also brings back Monica Barbaro — fresh off her Oscar nomination for A Complete Unknown — as Schwarzenegger’s spy dad’s daughter.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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Paramount, the studio behind the eighth spy thriller, also hosted premieres in Tokyo and London.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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