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as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end
the whitening agent in the detergent is chlorine bleach the Church has been the traditional agent for social justice in impoverished countries
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as in deputy
a person who acts or does business for another
the sports agent negotiated a record-breaking contract for the baseball player
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as in ambassador
a person sent on a mission to represent another
an undercover agent of the Crown
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as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
an agent feeding information about enemy troop movements
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Recent Examples of agent
In another, Russian agents promoted a video of an individual falsely claiming voter rolls had been altered to favor Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
For example, the whitening agent titanium dioxide in soups and dairy products can build up in the body and even damage DNA.
European countries take a much more precautionary approach to additives in their food, Benesh says.
—Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
Skyler Philippi, of Columbia, Tenn., spent months in communication with undercover federal agents, planning a drone explosion that would have left thousands without power days before the general election.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
During the course of the investigation, agents recovered GCSO property from Huffstetler.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
For example, the whitening agent titanium dioxide in soups and dairy products can build up in the body and even damage DNA.
European countries take a much more precautionary approach to additives in their food, Benesh says.
—Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
Skyler Philippi, of Columbia, Tenn., spent months in communication with undercover federal agents, planning a drone explosion that would have left thousands without power days before the general election.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
During the course of the investigation, agents recovered GCSO property from Huffstetler.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agent
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But the instrumentality of so many of his characters seems to have reached a nadir in The City and Its Uncertain Walls.Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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This dilemma can be solved in only one way, by the birth of a new faith, adjusted in its instrumentalities to the needs of the new century, but preserving the ultimate objectives of the old.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
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Trump also named Jim O'Neill to serve as deputy secretary of the Health and Human Services under Kennedy.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Before sheriff’s deputies found his body on Thanksgiving morning last year, shot to death in a desolate stretch of warehouses and pallet yards west of Compton, Eduardo Escobedo Sr. had become rich beyond his dreams.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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The series centers Wyler, who is described as having decades of diplomatic experience around the world, particularly in the Middle East, owing in part to her husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) serving as the American ambassador to Lebanon.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s first Cabinet pick was Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, to serve as ambassador to the United Nations.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Along the way, Abrahams and his childhood friends the Zucker brothers continued to twist parodic knives into unsuspecting genres, skewering the spy game with Top Secret!Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
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Most things, good and bad, come at a price, but because the hazards of intelligence and spy labor are typically wrapped in a thrilling bow, the mental toil of the job is rarely examined.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
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Entertainment Weekly has reached out to representatives for The View for comment.EW.com, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Nine women were named in the lawsuit as representatives of the Disney employees.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
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The party quickly coalesced around her, with 99% of Democratic delegates voting to officially nominate her in a virtual roll call prior to the Democratic National Convention in August.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The industry forum welcomed more than 3,000 delegates and 800-plus media were accredited to the LFF and attended press & industry screenings of 159 films.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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Others are blaming the operatives who have run the party’s last several campaigns.Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Western intelligence agencies believe that Russian operatives orchestrated the scheme to plant incendiary devices in parcels bound for North America, according to officials.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The largest and most powerful space telescope ever built, Webb's infrared instruments are capable of seeing objects so distant, the light from them takes up to 13.5 billion years to reach us, effectively providing a window back into the infancy of the universe.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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For the new study, astronomers combined WEAVE’s data with observations from other instruments, including the Low Frequency Array, the Very Large Array and the James Webb Space Telescope.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agent. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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