as in spies
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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Recent Examples of secret agents
It's been nearly a decade since The Night Manager ensnared viewers in its sticky web of arms dealers, secret agents, and dodgy bureaucrats.
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Allison Degrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
The show includes high-stakes undercover operations and night chases to secret agents, treasure maps, and vast sums of black-market money changing hands.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
There’s a whole network of ordinary secret agents in Recife, some protecting, some selling information to the highest bidder.
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Lindsey Bahr,
San Francisco Chronicle,
9 Dec. 2025
Once inside, you’re greeted by a van that’s been transformed into a home base for secret agents investigating the area; a merchandise stand, a ticket booth that resembles old-school movie theater registers; and a pizza parlor.
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Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
Allison Degrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
The show includes high-stakes undercover operations and night chases to secret agents, treasure maps, and vast sums of black-market money changing hands.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
There’s a whole network of ordinary secret agents in Recife, some protecting, some selling information to the highest bidder.
—
Lindsey Bahr,
San Francisco Chronicle,
9 Dec. 2025
Once inside, you’re greeted by a van that’s been transformed into a home base for secret agents investigating the area; a merchandise stand, a ticket booth that resembles old-school movie theater registers; and a pizza parlor.
—
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secret agents
spies
Noun
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On Stranger Things, Harbour played police chief Jim Hopper, the surrogate father to Brown's telekinetic teen Eleven, and the new drama from A24 and Netflix finds them as estranged father-daughter spies.
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The District of Columbia's most affluent suburb is McLean, home to diplomats and spies.
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“Secret agents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secret%20agents. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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