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as in ambassador
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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as in deputy
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 envoy
Only one was Jewish: Ellie Cohanim, Mr. Trump’s former antisemitism envoy.
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Katie J.m. Baker, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Oren, a critic of that administration who was Israel’s envoy to the U.S. at the time, said Obama repeatedly violated an unspoken rule of U.S.-Israeli relations — that there be no surprises.
—Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Little has come of new indirect ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas led by Trump’s envoys and Qatar and Egyptian mediators in Doha.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2025
Additionally, Trump’s senior envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg will travel to Istanbul.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 May 2025
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Katie J.m. Baker, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Oren, a critic of that administration who was Israel’s envoy to the U.S. at the time, said Obama repeatedly violated an unspoken rule of U.S.-Israeli relations — that there be no surprises.
—Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Little has come of new indirect ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas led by Trump’s envoys and Qatar and Egyptian mediators in Doha.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2025
Additionally, Trump’s senior envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg will travel to Istanbul.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envoy
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Speaking to reporters, Israel's ambassador to the U.S.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
22 May 2025
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After winning his first MVP award in 2015, Stephen Curry became the face of the Golden State Warriors franchise and one of the league’s ambassadors.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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In a related blog post, Microsoft CVP David Weston acknowledges risks of attacks from a confused deputy exposing sensitive functionality, prompt injection, tool poisoning, unwanted remote access, and others.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2025
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Kidman’s words resonated in a room that included Jeremy Strong, Julianne Moore, Kering deputy CEO Francesca Bellettini and Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello in the audience.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 May 2025
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Rather, the able New York Sen. William P. Seward was perceived as the favorite, despite electability concerns amongst the delegates over his strong opposition to slavery.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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The memo warned university delegates and public safety officers — dozens of whom newly have arrest powers — would intervene if protest activity conflicts with school rules.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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German diplomatic representatives wanted to send the boxes back to the German embassy in Tokyo.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
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The law passed both chambers of Congress nearly unanimously, with only two House representatives dissenting, in a rare moment of bipartisan consensus.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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Piyush Goyal, the commerce minister, had already hopped back and forth from New Delhi twice since Mr. Trump was re-elected.—
Alex Travelli,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Empire Wind 1 is being built by Equinor, a Norwegian energy company and the Norwegian prime minister and finance minister helped get it back on track.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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When Mission: Impossible began, and Cruise had not yet completed his transformation into a celluloid being whose veins flowed with red carpets, his character, Ethan Hunt, had more modest concerns, like finding moles in the IMF and protecting the identities of undercover CIA agents.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The agents, most of which are set to be available by the end of 2025, can perform a variety of tasks; one handles sourcing and procurement, while another creates and manages quotes and still another orchestrates stock and handles in-store inventory details.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
23 May 2025
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If any inmates were denied parole because of the faulty tests, they could be owed a new hearing before the parole board, said attorneys representing inmates affected by the defective drug tests.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Separately, attorneys for the families of victims of the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012 filed a civil lawsuit under a different provision of the law concerning unfair trade practices.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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“Envoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envoy. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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