- plural of proxy.
proxies
Example Sentences
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Berkeley Dean Erwin Chemerinsky has suggested schools should use proxies for race in the admissions process as well as in faculty hiring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
That includes healthcare proxies, plus durable and medical powers-of-attorney documents.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
So we reach for proxies: hours of sleep, number of words said, percentile growth chart.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
The corsairs, sometimes defining themselves as a naval mujahideen, also acted as mercenaries or proxies.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
And I wanted to hear the voices one truly never hears, the voices of guards— those on the front lines of our prison policies, society’s proxies.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
