as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
a secret agent posing as a government employee
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Recent Examples of secret agent
Rebel Wilson stars in the action comedy as an international secret agent invited to her best childhood friend's wedding.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
There’s a whole network of ordinary secret agents in Recife, some protecting, some selling information to the highest bidder.
—Lindsey Bahr, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2025
Her international breakthrough came in 1997, playing Chinese secret agent Wai Lin in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
Jumping forward twenty years to the second installment, The Secret Commonwealth, Malcolm has grown into a strong and capable secret agent who is not afraid to show care or affection.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
There’s a whole network of ordinary secret agents in Recife, some protecting, some selling information to the highest bidder.
—Lindsey Bahr, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2025
Her international breakthrough came in 1997, playing Chinese secret agent Wai Lin in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
Jumping forward twenty years to the second installment, The Secret Commonwealth, Malcolm has grown into a strong and capable secret agent who is not afraid to show care or affection.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secret agent
spy
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The House sent its three-year extension of section 702 to the Senate on Wednesday, which included oversight guardrails and penalties for abuses of the spy program.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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Having played British spies, lords, WWII fighters pilots and even wrestlers, Jack Lowden has now taken on his most contemporary role to date.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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