undercovers

plural of undercover
as in spies
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country within the city was a well-organized fifth column, and these undercovers would make themselves known as soon as the invading forces breached the city limits

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Noun
  • Reddick loads her genre-blurring tale with outlandish intrigue involving Soviet spies, a capitalist cult and a roving choir that doubles as a Greek chorus.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The District of Columbia's most affluent suburb is McLean, home to diplomats and spies.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • For much of the year, Republican operatives have been quietly considering the real possibility that their party might lose the Senate.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • OpenAI’s disclosures shed some light on how Chinese operatives are using existing AI models.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • Two men who were with Salgado Araujo disputed the government’s account, saying the agents’ vehicles bumped into them and then swayed into the van, forcing them to stop.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • The industry tends to shed agents, especially new ones — the median income for Realtors who have been working for less than two years is $8,100.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 July 2026
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“Undercovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undercovers. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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