Thesaurus results for TRADECRAFT

tradecraft

noun

as in counterintelligence

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Recent Examples of tradecraft Lotan is a former intelligence officer, who worked at the intersection of tradecraft and diplomacy, working globally across defense agencies and embassies. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025 Campaigns commonly tracked as Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon showed long-term access, living-off-the-land tradecraft and a focus on telecommunications, energy, transport, logistics and public services. —

Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 According to Gabbard, updating analytic tradecraft to incorporate AI will be a priority, though staff will not be replaced by machines. —

Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025 Failure to do so would prevent the intelligence community from adopting cutting-edge technology that will allow tradecraft and operations to stay dominant in a constantly evolving landscape. —

Ann Wagner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tradecraft

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Gabriel Basso stars as Sutherland, a formerly low-level FBI agent who has taken on increasingly dangerous assignments as part of a counterintelligence group within the bureau called Night Action.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
This lack of capability may be why Gabbard, early on, tried to wrest control of counterintelligence operations from Kash Patel over at the FBI, an effort that failed (and should have).

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026