Operatives
Spies and operatives are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spies" instead a noun "Operatives".
Spies
Operatives and spies are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Operatives" instead a noun "Spies".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Academy of Adventure: The amount of assassins, foreign operatives and spies enrolled or getting hired in Shiyoh is astounding, considering it is a high-brow High School for elites.
Source: Manga / Alyosha! -
At the beginning of the book the Organization is quoted as having under 2,000 members and yet somehow has undercover operatives and spies in almost every level of local, state, and federal government in addition to actual armed militia groups.
Source: Literature / The Turner Diaries - They gain powers similar to their patron and work as spies, counter-intelligence operatives, and monster hunters.
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