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as in negotiator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
the broker in the hostage situation was a prominent reporter that the gunman felt he could trust
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as in seller
the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money
all of the local yacht brokers were at the boat show
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Recent Examples of broker
StubHub, Ticketmaster and SeatGeek’s Fee Differences Whether fans buy tickets directly from a team via a platform partner (primary market) or from a reseller, including brokers with team tie-ups (secondary market), fees are often added onto the ticket price.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The companies that win in this space are the ones willing to challenge old assumptions, ask hard questions and demand better from their providers and brokers.
—Jessica Stroud, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission and seven states sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Thursday, alleging the companies worked with ticket brokers in the secondary market.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Kevin Clark is a broker and owner of Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Dream Partners, located in Janesville, WI.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The companies that win in this space are the ones willing to challenge old assumptions, ask hard questions and demand better from their providers and brokers.
—Jessica Stroud, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission and seven states sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Thursday, alleging the companies worked with ticket brokers in the secondary market.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Kevin Clark is a broker and owner of Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Dream Partners, located in Janesville, WI.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broker
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Arnold Sotelo is a Peruvian entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of International Media Group (IMG), and a digital expert and negotiator.—
Arnold Sotelo,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The group’s chief negotiator had lived in Doha for years.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The conglomerate, which often aligns itself with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development goals and controls vast swathes of India’s infrastructure sector, is yet to fully recover from the market value erosion caused by the short seller’s accusations.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
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His supporters included the USC Gould School of Law’s Post Conviction Justice Project, which represented him before the parole board, then heralded his release from prison, publicly describing Mutch as an advocate for nonviolence who had served as a mediator inside prison walls.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Entering a field still largely dominated by men—attorneys, arbitrators, judges, and mediators alike—Werning quickly distinguished herself.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Fall For Greenville has become quite well-known not only for its packed itinerary and vendor list, but also for being free for all to attend, garnering a reputation as the largest free fall festival in the South.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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The McGhee proposal would double that deduction, meaning a county vendor would receive only 96 cents for every dollar Miami-Dade owes the contractor.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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An attentive banker can help monitor the progress of legal documentation, serving as an intermediary in case there are any sticky business issues.—
Frank Williamson,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Panouses advises his clients to use intermediaries where possible and claim their prizes on busy news days, such as Election Day, to avoid coverage.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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In a video taken by a security camera at his mother's driveway, obtained by ABC News, a federal agent can be heard asking Gamez Lira to turn off the engine and to not resist.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Blackhawks and Kaiser’s agent had been negotiating for some time this offseason, but neither side had been in a rush, with the 23-year-old Kaiser having no arbitration rights.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2025
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Grenell, a former US ambassador to Germany, has met with Maduro several times this year to secure the release of US citizens wrongfully detained in Venezuela in exchange for hundreds of Venezuelan migrants the White House had previously sent to El Salvador.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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Queen Kapiolani, Hawaii’s queen from 1874 to 1891, died on the land that became the site of the elephantine indoor/outdoor Hyatt Regency resort in Waikīkī, where Kumukahi was the cultural ambassador for a decade.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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However, thus far, the costs of the tariffs have primarily been absorbed by middlemen, rather than manufacturers and consumers.—
Rohit Arora,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Harris portrays a free-spirited yet quick-calculating middleman with playful wit.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broker. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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