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proxy

[prok-see] / ˈprɒk si /
NOUN
agent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
intermediary stand-in surrogate
STRONG
alternate ambassador assignee attorney backup broker delegate deputy emissary envoy executor lawyer negotiator representative substitute
WEAK
mediary

Example Sentences

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U.S. employees: 10-K reports and proxy statements, with the exception of Amazon and TJX.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The price might be right, but if you buy a dirt-cheap gadget, it could come with residential proxy software—preinstalled malware that gives hackers access to your home network.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Another tell may come from the VanEck Vectors Coal ETF, which was launched in January 2008 and used the Dow Jones Coal Index as a proxy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

So Carpino, as a proxy for Moreno, was booed loudly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

And to run the proxy fight, the only lawyer the investor could get was someone like Joe Flom.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell