secret agents

plural of secret agent
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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spies
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  • The duo plays Emily and Matt, a married pair of ex-CIA spies forced out of retirement and back into the world of espionage after their secret identities are revealed.
    Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Cianfrance supplies a real jerk of a manager in Peter Dinklage’s Mitch, on whom Jeffrey spies by setting up baby monitors in the back office.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Secret agents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secret%20agents. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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