as in delegate
a person who acts or does business for another
sent a proxy to the meeting to cast his vote for him
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Recent Examples of proxy
Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
To everyone’s surprise, the phytoplankton were not asleep either: Hoppe measured higher levels of the pigment chlorophyll — a useful proxy for active photosynthesis — in the seawater than anyone expected.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Last summer, unofficial Trump meme coins with names like Pepe (TRUMP) and Maga People Token (PEOPLE) rose and fell, with some bettors treating them as proxies for his chances of victory.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
As people’s vulnerability proxies—podcasters, celebrities, crying YouTubers—pour out their heart while shilling for their favorite cashmere brands, consumerism becomes unconsciously tethered to the viewing or listening experience.
—Maytal Eyal, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
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Going forward, the bitcoin proxy will now be called Strategy, the company said in a press release Wednesday.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
To everyone’s surprise, the phytoplankton were not asleep either: Hoppe measured higher levels of the pigment chlorophyll — a useful proxy for active photosynthesis — in the seawater than anyone expected.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Last summer, unofficial Trump meme coins with names like Pepe (TRUMP) and Maga People Token (PEOPLE) rose and fell, with some bettors treating them as proxies for his chances of victory.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
As people’s vulnerability proxies—podcasters, celebrities, crying YouTubers—pour out their heart while shilling for their favorite cashmere brands, consumerism becomes unconsciously tethered to the viewing or listening experience.
—Maytal Eyal, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proxy
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In a conversation ahead of the election to replace him, Harrison strongly defended Biden and stood by the lightning-fast process that saw then-Vice President Kamala Harris receive the support of DNC delegates and become the party's new nominee after Biden ended his reelection bid last summer.—
Ed O'Keefe,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2025
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What began as a small stand from the Dakar Court festival will now spread to a full corner of the room, welcoming a delegation of more than 30 African delegates while reflecting a growing vitality within African film production.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2025
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Kid Rock's representative did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.—
Janelle Ash,
Fox News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The prosecutors are motivated by a desire to improve wages and working conditions in a notoriously grueling job, union representatives said.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The relationship between the Cubs and the Japanese player came into focus during Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings, where Wasserman agent Joel Wolfe told reporters that the club had broached the subject of Suzuki potentially waiving his no-trade clause.—
Patrick Mooney,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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One is focused on the agent, while the other stares at the man being scanned.—
Vicky Hallett,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said on social media that its deputies were dispatched for reports of gunfire at around 7:30 p.m. Monday night.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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At the scene, deputies discovered the victim was a 39-year-old off-duty corrections deputy.—
Christina Shaw,
Fox News,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Guatemala City Mayor Ricardo Quiñónez confirmed on X that emergency services had been deployed to the area and that traffic police were working on establishing alternate routes for those traveling to the area.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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This config ships with an Intel Core i5 processor and 8GB of RAM, but HP has some alternate options as well.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In Cape Fear, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda (Adams) and Steve Bowden when Max Cady (played by Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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In the series, married attorneys Anna (played by Adams) and Tom Bowden are in peril when Max Cady (Bardem, in the role Robert De Niro played in the 1991 film), a killer from their past, is released from prison.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been made acting administrator of USAID, multiple sources tell ABC News.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Duhamel's first acting role was charming con artist Leo du Pres on the ABC daytime soap All My Children (1999–2002), which landed him a Daytime Emmy.—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Proxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proxy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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