as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
for years we have had a mole in the enemy's national intelligence agency
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Recent Examples of mole
One thing Andrew reportedly doesn’t tolerate are facial moles.
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
The woman also has a mole on her left cheek, officials shared on social media.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The menu was created by executive chef Fernanda Serrano and takes cues from her upbringing in Mexico, with cuisine highlights like pink mole and pulpo pibil.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
Think of it like a game of whack-a-mole.
—Tal Dagan, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
The woman also has a mole on her left cheek, officials shared on social media.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The menu was created by executive chef Fernanda Serrano and takes cues from her upbringing in Mexico, with cuisine highlights like pink mole and pulpo pibil.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
Think of it like a game of whack-a-mole.
—Tal Dagan, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mole
Noun
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What to know about the complex, long-simmering civil war Dearlove served as Britain's top spy between 1999 and 2004, when Tony Blair was prime minister.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The astrophysicist, who keeps close tabs on orbital traffic, said that on the day of the interview (April 4), at least three objects had returned from space — two of SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites and a 43-year-old Russian spy satellite called Kosmos 1340.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Rather, Nick Badolato, a Brooklyn Conservative Party operative, collected signatures to run on the party’s line against Zhuang.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
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In one case, operatives posing as art dealers interested in purchasing a work by a dissident artist secretly installed surveillance equipment in his workplace and a GPS tracker on his car.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Those qualities should top your list of agent must-haves, along with clear communication and high client ratings.—
Berit Thorkelson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2025
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In February, OpenAI launched AI agent tool Deep Research weeks before publishing its system card.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Mole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mole. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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