Agent and Reserve

Agent

Agent noun - Something used to achieve an end.

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

Nearby Words: agency, agential

Reserve noun - A person or thing that takes the place of another.

Usage example: when the first brigade fell back in retreat, the commander sent out the reserves to try to hold the line of battle

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Agent and reserve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agent" instead a noun "Reserve".

human	human agent	human reserve
good	good agent	good reserve
full	full agent	full reserve
special	special agent	special reserve
Other adjectives: top, deep, active, new, last, said.

You're not the only homeland security agent in the battlezone - some of the bystanders are army reserve guys with rifles.

Source: Video Game / Target Terror
Back from the Brink: At the start of the game, Invisible, Inc.'s headquarters is gone, every agent is dead or missing save for two, very few resources remain, and there's only days of reserve power to keep Incognita alive.

Source: Video Game / Invisible, Inc.
In Agent Carter, as far as civilian acquaintances are concerned, Peggy Carter heads to work everyday in the Bell Phone Company, which is a cover for the Strategic Scientific Reserve.

Source: Covert Group with Mundane Front

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