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243 lines
4.9 KiB
JSON
{
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"spy":{
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"a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country":{
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"examples":[
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"the government spy risked his life every day in the fight against global terrorism"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"agent",
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"asset",
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"emissary",
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"intelligencer",
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"mole",
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"operative",
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"spook",
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"undercover"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"courier",
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"counterspy",
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"double agent",
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"sleeper",
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"infiltrator",
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"informer",
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"stool pigeon",
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"spymaster",
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"superspy"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{
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"examples":[
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"I spy a motel off in the distance, so let's spend the night there"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"behold",
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"catch",
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"descry",
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"discern",
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"distinguish",
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"espy",
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"eye",
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"look (at)",
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"note",
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"notice",
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"observe",
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"perceive",
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"regard",
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"remark",
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"see",
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"sight",
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"spot",
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"view",
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"witness"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"identify",
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"make out",
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"pick out",
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"pick up",
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"attend (to)",
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"consider",
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"heed",
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"mark",
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"mind",
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"study",
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"watch",
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"examine",
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"inspect",
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"scan",
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"scrutinize",
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"survey",
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"glance (at)",
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"glimpse",
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"peer (at)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disregard",
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"ignore",
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"neglect",
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"overpass",
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"pass over",
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"miss",
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"overlook"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"spymasters":{
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"as in superspies":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"superspies",
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"infiltrators",
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"informers",
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"stool pigeons",
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"counterspies",
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"double agents",
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"sleepers",
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"couriers",
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"agents",
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"assets",
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"emissaries",
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"intelligencers",
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"moles",
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"operatives",
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"spies",
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"spooks",
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"undercovers"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"spying":{
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"the secret gathering of information on others":{
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"examples":[
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"traditionally, anyone caught engaging in spying during wartime was shot or hanged"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"espionage"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"counterespionage",
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"counterintelligence",
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"intelligence",
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"cloak-and-dagger",
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"tradecraft",
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"observation",
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"reconnaissance",
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"surveillance",
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"bugging",
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"eavesdropping",
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"wiretapping",
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"dope",
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"goods",
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"lowdown"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{
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"examples":[
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"I spy a motel off in the distance, so let's spend the night there"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beholding",
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"catching",
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"descrying",
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"discerning",
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"distinguishing",
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"espying",
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"eyeing",
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"eying",
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"looking (at)",
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"noticing",
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"noting",
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"observing",
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"perceiving",
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"regarding",
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"remarking",
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"seeing",
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"sighting",
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"spotting",
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"viewing",
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"witnessing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"identifying",
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"making out",
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"picking out",
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"picking up",
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"attending (to)",
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"considering",
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"heeding",
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"marking",
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"minding",
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"studying",
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"watching",
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"examining",
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"inspecting",
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"scanning",
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"scrutinizing",
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"surveying",
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"glancing (at)",
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"glimpsing",
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"peering (at)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disregarding",
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"ignoring",
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"neglecting",
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"overpassing",
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"passing over",
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"missing",
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"overlooking"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"spymaster":{
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"as in superspy":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"superspy",
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"infiltrator",
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"informer",
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"stool pigeon",
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"counterspy",
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"double agent",
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"sleeper",
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"courier",
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"agent",
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"asset",
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"emissary",
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"intelligencer",
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"mole",
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"operative",
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"spook",
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"spy",
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"undercover"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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}
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} |