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
Then on Sunday, look for a surprise dip from Bay Cities (an interested party in purchasing Cole’s), red mole loaded fries from Guelaguetza and a po’ boy dip from Found Oyster.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Visitors can choose between the smoky poblano or the herbaceous verde mole.
—Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Sample each of the seven varieties of mole in a city renowned for this distinctive sauce.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Raccoons, skunks, crows, and moles feed on lawn grubs.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Visitors can choose between the smoky poblano or the herbaceous verde mole.
—Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Sample each of the seven varieties of mole in a city renowned for this distinctive sauce.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Raccoons, skunks, crows, and moles feed on lawn grubs.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mole
Noun
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The film, which debuted on Netflix April 1, deploys a deliberately eccentric tone, mixing slapstick, satire and spy-thriller tropes with Das’ irreverent comedic sensibility.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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When spy satellites first captured images of the Zitong network in 1971, US intelligence deemed the sites a gamechanger.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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The man who crashed an explosive-laden truck into a Michigan synagogue where scores of children were at daycare acted as an operative of Hezbollah, the foreign terrorist organization based in Lebanon, federal officials said March 30.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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An operative would normally plan to walk alone to a hotel room to avoid being seen with an asset.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Wise served as an FBI agent and a supervisory agent from 2004 to 2017.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The task force, consisting of county detectives and FBI agents, is separate from the initial homicide squad assigned to the case.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Mole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mole. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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