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spy
noun as in person who secretly finds out about another's business
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agent, detective, informer, investigator, mole, operative, secret agent, secret service, undercover agent
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emissary, lookout, observer, patrol, plant, scout, sleeper, sleuth, snoop, spotter, watcher
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double agent, espionage agent, foreign agent, inside agent, intelligencer, plumber
verb as in secretly follow, watch another's actions
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case, eyeball, glimpse, meddle, notice, observe, peep, pry, reconnoiter, scout, search, shadow, sleuth, spot, stag, tail, trail, view, watch
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catch sight of, fish out, get a load of, keep under surveillance, look for, recon, set eyes on, stake out, take in, take note
Example Sentences
But she was eventually persuaded to return to screens earlier this year for spy thriller Back in Action with actor Jamie Foxx.
Nguyen’s thrilling study of a stateless, nameless spy is unlike any other novel rooted in the Vietnam War.
Her film roles include Alfred Hitchcock’s 1972 film “Frenzy,” and the spy drama “The Eagle Has Landed.”
It's a dangerous time for artists in England, a country rife with paranoia where spies are everywhere, and as the rivals duel with each other, they become increasingly tempted by the idea of betrayal.
Meanwhile, China sends “spy balloons” across the North American continent and routinely allies with the worst state actors on the planet.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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