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The next day, River (Jack Lowden) tells Louisa his grandfather, legendary spymaster David Cartwright (The Crown‘s Jonathan Pryce), is losing his memory and suffering from extreme paranoia.
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Hayden Mears, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2024
Conleth Hill, who played the eunuch spymaster Varys, expressed his displeasure in no uncertain terms to EW after his character was unceremoniously killed off in the penultimate episode.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2024
Also during the commotion, spymaster Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) strikes up an alliance with Aegon, and sneaks him away from the Red Keep.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 July 2024
Now overlay this with the vaccine deceptions used by America’s spymasters in Pakistan and more recently in the Philippines.
—Keith Kloor, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
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Hayden Mears, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2024
Conleth Hill, who played the eunuch spymaster Varys, expressed his displeasure in no uncertain terms to EW after his character was unceremoniously killed off in the penultimate episode.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2024
Also during the commotion, spymaster Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) strikes up an alliance with Aegon, and sneaks him away from the Red Keep.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 July 2024
Now overlay this with the vaccine deceptions used by America’s spymasters in Pakistan and more recently in the Philippines.
—Keith Kloor, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spymaster
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It is monitored by a guy called Donald, a representative for the queen’s chief aides, who treats the endeavor like a superspy on an espionage mission.Jack King, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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There are recent theatrical releases, like Sydney Sweeney's holy horror flick and a Tom Hardy/Austin Butler biker gang drama, but also original flicks such as a superspy rom-com with Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
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Given the increasingly absurd pretexts the state is using for criminal prosecution and the resounding success of informers of all stripes, the judicial crackdown will continue to worsen.Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
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Standing in his way are British spies, French informers and jealous colleagues.Liza Foreman, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
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During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
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This wasn’t difficult to do, and the U.S. reacted with defensive measures, deploying FBI counterspies throughout the hemisphere.Nicholas Reynolds, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2018
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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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“Spymaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spymaster. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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