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as in ambassadors
a person sent on a mission to represent another
the president sent the secretary of state as his personal envoy to gain the support of the country's allies
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a person who acts or does business for another
one of the students was chosen as the club's envoy in meetings with the principal
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Recent Examples of envoys
The White House on Friday had said that envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would be going to Islamabad.
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Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
As of Friday, American envoys are preparing for a new round of peace talks.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
European Union envoys gathered on Wednesday with most cautiously optimistic that a massive loan to help meet Ukraine’s military and financial needs for the next two years is close to being approved after months of deadlock.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Days after that ceasefire began, Vance and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held an initial round of peace talks in the Pakistani capital with their Iranian counterparts.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
The White House said Vice President JD Vance, who led the first round of historic face-to-face talks last weekend, would lead the delegation to Pakistan with envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
The memoir records the workings of Mughal rule, describing dealings with courtiers and envoys.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Still, Trump’s key Middle East envoys are reportedly laying groundwork for potential peace talks, with messages passed between Washington and Tehran via intermediaries.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Two days before the Fourth of July, an alien mothership enters Earth’s atmosphere and dispatches envoys in the form of flying saucers across major cities worldwide.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
As of Friday, American envoys are preparing for a new round of peace talks.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
European Union envoys gathered on Wednesday with most cautiously optimistic that a massive loan to help meet Ukraine’s military and financial needs for the next two years is close to being approved after months of deadlock.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Days after that ceasefire began, Vance and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held an initial round of peace talks in the Pakistani capital with their Iranian counterparts.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
The White House said Vice President JD Vance, who led the first round of historic face-to-face talks last weekend, would lead the delegation to Pakistan with envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
The memoir records the workings of Mughal rule, describing dealings with courtiers and envoys.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Still, Trump’s key Middle East envoys are reportedly laying groundwork for potential peace talks, with messages passed between Washington and Tehran via intermediaries.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Two days before the Fourth of July, an alien mothership enters Earth’s atmosphere and dispatches envoys in the form of flying saucers across major cities worldwide.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envoys
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The archives ultimately appointed 48 ambassadors.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The ambassadors and cabinet members that typically stock these events were absent with the exception of Congressman Maxwell Frost, who attended both the TIME and MS Now parties in sunglasses and a boxy tuxedo.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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At last year’s COP30 in Brazil, about 80 countries backed a road map to phase out oil, gas and coal, but it was dropped from the final document for lack of consensus, angering many delegates.—
Fabiano Maisonnave,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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None of the candidates captured a majority of California Democratic Party delegates needed to win the party endorsement in February.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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The 6-3 ruling effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act’s requirement that districts be drawn to give minority voters a chance to elect representatives of their choosing.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday sharply limited a part of the Voting Rights Act that has forced states to draw voting districts to help elect Black or Latino representatives to Congress as well as state and local boards.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Talley at one or two points engaged the sheriff’s deputies who stood over him throughout the hearing and at one point started laughing as Pekara argued for his detention.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department At the time, a separate LASD news release said that deputies were called to the 13200 block of Jarvis Avenue near 132nd Street in the Athens Park area after learning of a shooting in the area.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Wang arrived in Thailand on Thursday for a three-day visit following meetings with government ministers in Cambodia focused on enhancing their countries' political and security ties.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Germany's flagship fiscal stimulus package is in the spotlight as ministers scramble to cushion the impact of higher bills.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Bo Erickson | Reuters A source who was attending the event, and was briefed by Secret Service after the shooting, told CNBC’s Eamon Javers that a man with a shotgun had approached metal detectors and was shot by Secret Service agents.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2026
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Players and coaches have become maddeningly mealy-mouthed, striving to avoid upsetting agents, sponsors, owners, fans, thin-skinned politicians, and whoever else might object.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Jackie, whom attorneys addressed only by her first name, was one of the last witnesses for the defense in Horner’s capital murder trial.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 May 2026
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However, Broadnax’s attorneys hinged their final bid to save his life on Cummings recently admitting to being the one who pulled the trigger, while adding that their client’s rights had been violated during his trial after several potential jurors were eliminated on the basis of race.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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“Envoys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envoys. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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