as in intervening
to act as a go-between for opposing sides
if the secretary-general chooses to intermediate in this dispute, he'll need all of his diplomatic skills just to get both sides in the same room
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Recent Examples of intermediating
Rare is the business that grows by intermediating what is rendered worthless by the intermediation.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermediating
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The albums she’s made in the intervening years were necessary swerves on the way to Middle of Nowhere.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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That warrant, available to every police officer in the state, went unexecuted by law enforcement in the intervening weeks.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Several legislative efforts are currently underway to keep the federal government from interfering in California elections.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The pattern of stripes shows that the photon’s two interfering paths are wave-like, also suggesting that a quantum particle behaves much like a wave.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Intermediating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediating. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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