moles

noun

plural of mole
as in spies
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 moles Kristina Schiffman, the founder of UV Sense, told CBS News the company uses AI to educate people about their skin, including a tool for analyzing and tracking moles and other conditions. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Picking may be directed at healthy skin, hair, scalp, pimples, or moles. — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026 Insert the stakes into the moles’ feeding runways—moles have very sensitive hearing and touch, and this makes the habitat unwelcome, Davies says. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 26 Aug. 2026 In Mexican cooking, those moorings are salsa, moles and their kin. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 Aug. 2026 Expect regional cuisine from Jalisco and Oaxaca, with handmade tortillas, open-fire cooking, seafood, ceviches, aguachiles and traditional moles. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026 Animals, from burrowing moles and voles to foxes looking for food, can cause uneven lawns. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Aug. 2026 One major concern is that these products can stimulate pigment cells, potentially causing changes in existing moles or the appearance of new pigmented spots. — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2026 Trapping is the only certain method of controlling moles and gophers. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moles
  1. spies
  2. operatives
  3. agents
Noun
  • The federal indictment identifies instructions directing undercover Cuban spies not to fly with Brothers to the Rescue around the time of the attack.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Houthis had also been forcibly recruiting large numbers of children and Ethiopian migrants, using them as human shields, spies and for dangerous mine-planting.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of spies
Noun
  • The operatives were also directed to obtain information about the Brothers to the Rescue aircraft and upcoming flights.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Kenney said the movement also became more professional, building organizations, raising money and drawing in political operatives with campaign and fundraising experience.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of operatives
Noun
  • Belgal was shot by ICE Thursday, according to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who said agents surrounded the man and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple times.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • On the other hand, those whiz-bang AI agents could simply shift companies’ existing software spending rather than actually grow it as hoped.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of agents

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“Moles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moles. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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