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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secret agent
spy
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The Mark is a spy flick centered on Eden (Alba), an enigmatic spy on a covert and dangerous mission.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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The 57-year-old son of a schoolteacher, Munir ran Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency before becoming top general in 2022.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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