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
In the film, the 45-year-old plays a secret agent who has to blend in as maid of honor at her friend’s destination wedding.
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 17 June 2025
He was briefly involved in the 2017 rewrites, featuring Frank's son as a secret agent rather than a policeman.
—ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
The secret agent John McLusky began drawing for The Daily Express a few years later, on the other hand, looked exactly how the world would soon come to picture James Bond: ruggedly handsome and athletic, with the cool, steely gaze of a killer.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
Sara’s friend from her secret agent days, Teresa, is also taking matters into her own hands after also losing a loved one to a corrupt system.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 3 June 2025
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 17 June 2025
He was briefly involved in the 2017 rewrites, featuring Frank's son as a secret agent rather than a policeman.
—ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
The secret agent John McLusky began drawing for The Daily Express a few years later, on the other hand, looked exactly how the world would soon come to picture James Bond: ruggedly handsome and athletic, with the cool, steely gaze of a killer.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
Sara’s friend from her secret agent days, Teresa, is also taking matters into her own hands after also losing a loved one to a corrupt system.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secret agent
spy
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For those who don't know, Area 51 is a large, secretive military base in the remote Nevada desert where several exotic military aircraft have been developed and tested over the years, including the venerable U-2 spy plane way back when.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Israel’s spy service conducted elaborate sabotage operations on Iranian soil.—
Nabih Bulos
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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