1
as in instrumentalities
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 representatives
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 ambassadors
a person sent on a mission to represent another
an undercover agent of the Crown
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as in spies
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 agents
Google has launched tools and services enabling developers and business users to build agents.
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Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
At Cloud Next, Google Cloud’s annual user conference, the company presented its vision for AI agents.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The next wave of AI transformation will be driven by agents.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
With autonomous, always-active agents, the risk of privacy invasion becomes even greater.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
By connecting with external applications, agents can take care of shopping, scheduling, managing travel, and many of our day-to-day interactions with digital services.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Federal immigration agents arrested Abrego Garcia, a sheet metal worker, on March 12 after pulling him over in an Ikea parking lot near his home in Beltsville, Maryland, about half an hour outside of Washington.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
Guiding you through this exciting journey are our experienced and highly respected on-site sales agents, Ken Rosberg and Jeff Sheppard.
—Prime Development, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
Instead immigration enforcement agents were instructed to use common sense and discretion.
—Abraham Gutman The Philadelphia Inquirer (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
At Cloud Next, Google Cloud’s annual user conference, the company presented its vision for AI agents.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The next wave of AI transformation will be driven by agents.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
With autonomous, always-active agents, the risk of privacy invasion becomes even greater.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
By connecting with external applications, agents can take care of shopping, scheduling, managing travel, and many of our day-to-day interactions with digital services.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Federal immigration agents arrested Abrego Garcia, a sheet metal worker, on March 12 after pulling him over in an Ikea parking lot near his home in Beltsville, Maryland, about half an hour outside of Washington.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
Guiding you through this exciting journey are our experienced and highly respected on-site sales agents, Ken Rosberg and Jeff Sheppard.
—Prime Development, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
Instead immigration enforcement agents were instructed to use common sense and discretion.
—Abraham Gutman The Philadelphia Inquirer (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agents
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In the words of an AI proponent, the way for customer service representatives, and others doing similar jobs, to keep their positions is to become highly effective operators.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The ongoing Starbucks union workers' strike has now expanded to a dozen states, union representatives confirmed to USA TODAY on Monday.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
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Food and wine have long been cultural ambassadors, providing an opportunity for storytelling, education and connection.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Herbert sisters are ambassadors of Alo Yoga and have worked with brands such as Versace, Gucci and Calvin Klein.—
WWD Staff,
WWD,
13 Mar. 2025
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Instead, school libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas from authors who express unique, personal points of view.—
Jim Saunders,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The Highway Operations Center will be keeping an eye on Connecticut roads and look out for disabled vehicles and any crashes, Morgan said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Dec. 2024
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Top envoys of all three countries are set to meet to discuss the ceasefire proposal starting Sunday in Saudi Arabia.—
Zach LaChance,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
23 Mar. 2025
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Diplomatic envoys are expected to represent their government's policies and maintain neutrality in international affairs.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Employing a combination of creative thinking and advanced instruments, researchers wanted to identify when the child had died, as its existence proved that Neanderthals and humans met and mated.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2025
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The portfolio consists primarily of interest-yielding debt instruments.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
10 Mar. 2025
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Fox News Digital reached out to their attorneys for comment.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Kogonada is repped by WME, Ilene Feldman Management and attorneys Daniel Passman and Tara Kole.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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Bar did not attend the cabinet meeting but in a letter sent to ministers said the process around his firing did not comply with rules and his dismissal was predicated on baseless claims.—
Reuters,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Everton officials held conversations with UK government ministers throughout the project in the hope of attracting further investment.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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The agencies also instruct organizations to store copies of sensitive or crucial information on physically separate and secure locations, such as hard drives or other storage devices, should recovery become necessary in the wake of an attack.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The federal agencies also advise anyone potentially vulnerable to ransomware activity like Medusa’s attacks to take several other precautionary measures — including checking operating systems and software to ensure everything is properly patched and up to date.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Agents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agents. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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