secret agent

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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Recent Examples of secret agent 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 World peace is at stake and secret agent (aka Loid Forger) must undergo his most difficult mission yet—pretend to be a family man. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025 Daniel Dae Kim plays David Jung, a highly skilled secret agent, long thought to be dead. Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 But this franchise installment does nicely wrap a 30-year-old story line for Cruise's secret agent Ethan Hunt, who battles a villainous AI in a high-stakes quest to keep mankind from being wiped out. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for secret agent
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spy
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  • Classified spy satellites are the Ferraris of the space world.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In recent years, The View dressed a child as an Oscar with a red handprint on their face to commemorate the infamous Will Smith Oscars slap, and dressed another kid as the legendary Chinese spy balloon one year later.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Secret agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secret%20agent. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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