Agent and Measure

Agent

Agent noun - Something used to achieve an end.

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Measure and agent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Measure" instead a noun "Agent".

Nearby Words: agency, agential

Measure noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

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Agent and measure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agent" instead a noun "Measure".

human	human agent	human measure
good	good agent	good measure
full	full agent	full measure
best	best agent	best measure
Other adjectives: certain, effective, actual, real, main, ultimate, new, last, previous.

Glorious Mother Russia: With every man a KGB agent and every woman a Brawn Hilda, with a few Sensual Slavs thrown in for good measure.

Source: The '70s
Averted as there's always a safety measure in place and even when the training seems to have claimed a life, it later turns out the recruit was an undercover agent.

Source: Film / Kingsman: The Secret Service
In these cases, the ordinarily competent agent take off alone and blunder into an area without "checking the corners," and conveniently absent peripheral vision for good measure.

Source: Series / Criminal Minds

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