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Recent Examples of double agent
Breaking the rules sent Peter behind bars where he was interrogated before given a second chance by his boss Catherine to become a double agent, just like his traitor father.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
In the nail-biting season 2 finale of The Night Agent, Gabriel Basso's rookie operative is tasked with going even further undercover to work as a double agent.
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Instead of burning up their deal, Catherine explains that Peter will continue the relationship as an FBI double agent, just like his disgraced father.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Richardson will only give the go order if Martian agrees to serve as a double agent.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
In the nail-biting season 2 finale of The Night Agent, Gabriel Basso's rookie operative is tasked with going even further undercover to work as a double agent.
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Instead of burning up their deal, Catherine explains that Peter will continue the relationship as an FBI double agent, just like his disgraced father.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Richardson will only give the go order if Martian agrees to serve as a double agent.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double agent
Noun
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Side sleeper: The stats vary, but most people are side sleepers.—
Molly Higgins,
WIRED,
17 Mar. 2025
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The whole mattress is covered with a naturally hypoallergenic organic cotton that provides a cooling night’s sleep, great for the hot sleeper.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Russo turned stool pigeon within a month of his November 2017 arrest for selling a kilo of cocaine to an undercover agent.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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They are barred from using certain language during debates including git, guttersnipe, swine and stool pigeon.—
Max Colchester,
WSJ,
3 Jan. 2019
Noun
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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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“Double agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20agent. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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