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as in ambassador
a person sent on a mission to represent another
most of the industrialized nations of the world sent emissaries to the conference on global warming
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as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
the embassy's staff likely contains at least one emissary who reports to the home country's chief of intelligence
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Recent Examples of emissary
So, when the Paris Archbishop’s emissary approached him to design the liturgical garments for the cathedral’s reopening next month, Castelbajac — a believer with personal roots with the church — felt the moment transcended coincidence.
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Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
These emissaries represent the values of faith, kindness, and human connection, carrying the belief that no soul is beyond redemption and no bridge is too fragile to build.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In fact, Portugal began its colonization of foreign lands in 1418, when the country’s emissaries landed at the island of Porto Santo, off the coast of West Africa.
—Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Yet her singing flows with effortless grace—an emissary arriving from a time unknown, offering hints of a plane beyond this mortal coil.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
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Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
These emissaries represent the values of faith, kindness, and human connection, carrying the belief that no soul is beyond redemption and no bridge is too fragile to build.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In fact, Portugal began its colonization of foreign lands in 1418, when the country’s emissaries landed at the island of Porto Santo, off the coast of West Africa.
—Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Yet her singing flows with effortless grace—an emissary arriving from a time unknown, offering hints of a plane beyond this mortal coil.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emissary
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Max Baucus served as the U.S. ambassador to China from 2014 to 2017.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Around that time, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz will resign to become Trump's national security adviser, while New York Rep. Elise Stefanik looks on track to secure Senate confirmation as the country's next ambassador to the U.N.Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The 10 best books of December include a spy novel, essays by physicist Alan Lightman, and a group biography of four women scientists in Nazi Germany.Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2025
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For me, the biggest standout of the entire range is Slow Horses, a brilliant spy thriller with a dark and comic edge is stunningly good.David Phelan, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Israel on Saturday to push for a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, Israeli officials said.Barak Ravid, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025
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Like Trump, the Ukraine-Russia envoy has also previously been critical of the Biden administration's approach to the war in Ukraine.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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By Kent Page Education is one of the most powerful agents of change in the world.UNICEF USA, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The others include a real estate agent, a nanny and a pastry chef.Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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Puerto Ricans also do not have a voting representative in Congress.Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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Newsweek has contacted a representative of Glaser via email for comment.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Several Yemeni al-Qaeda operatives failed to get visas to the U.S. because they were viewed as potential economic migrants, McDermott and Meyer write.Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Stars like Denise Richards, Stephen Baldwin, Kyla Pratt, Bachelor franchise alums, and professional athletes — even Olympians — get pushed to their physical limits on the reality series in which ex-United States Special Forces operatives lead them through demanding training exercises.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Extra Resource: Why Every Entrepreneur Needs An Exit Strategy Automate and delegate: Invest in tools and team members that free up your time and reduce your involvement in daily operations.Lien De Pau, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Then Kannan Srinivasan, a State House delegate, won the Democratic nomination to replace Mr. Subramanyam and resigned his seat.Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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France’s new finance minister, the experienced Eric Lombard (banker, economist – newly nicknamed as ‘Spider-Man’) has relaunched the budget process that will determine the survival of the ‘Bayrou’ government, and potentially Emmanuel Macron himself.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is also a front-runner.Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Emissary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emissary. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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