as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
the bridal couple were regally ensconced in intermediary seats at the head table
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as in mediator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
in the past he's served as an intermediary in several hostage situations
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Recent Examples of intermediary
Akayla Gardner, Fortune, 4 July 2025
Electronic components manufactured by U.S. companies are still turning up in Russian fighter jets via intermediary trade routes that experts say evade sanctions, a report has found.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Brillante, through intermediaries and bank transfers, paid out a total of $40,000 to execute the deadly plot, the indictment says.
—Jay Weaver
july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
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Adjective
Tariffs are typically paid by the importer, or an intermediary acting on the importer’s behalf.
—Akayla Gardner, Fortune, 4 July 2025
Electronic components manufactured by U.S. companies are still turning up in Russian fighter jets via intermediary trade routes that experts say evade sanctions, a report has found.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Noun
China takes more than 90% of Iran’s oil trade, imported through intermediaries, which totaled some $40 billion in profits for Iran last year, according to Muyu Xu, a senior oil analyst at trade intelligence firm Kpler.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Brillante, through intermediaries and bank transfers, paid out a total of $40,000 to execute the deadly plot, the indictment says.
—Jay Weaver
july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermediary
Adjective
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The expansion team has exceeded expectations and is in contention to make the playoffs at the halfway point largely due to Thornton’s career year.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
18 July 2025
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The Gilded Age Season 3 reached its halfway point Sunday night with a big episode centered around Gladys’ (Taissa Farmiga) wedding to The Duke of Buckingham (Ben Lamb), and key in the lead-up to the nuptials is the arrival of Merritt Wever’s character Monica O’Brien.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 July 2025
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If the two primary belligerents—Russia and Ukraine—are unwilling to stop fighting, and if both remain wary of postwar cease-fire security guarantees, China will not succeed as a third-party mediator.—
Da Wei,
Foreign Affairs,
29 July 2025
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This may not be necessary if both parties are willing to work together with a mediator.—
Kelly Stiefel Arias,
Kansas City Star,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Some studies, and some models, conclude that the negative supply shock on intermediate goods will outweigh the positive demand shock for final goods.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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Best intermediate The Celestron StarSense Explorer 8-inch Dobsonian, priced around $799, is a robust choice for intermediate astronomers.—
Damian Peach,
Space.com,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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Plunkett was the unsung hero of that England team, the man who bowled the unsexy middle overs and invariably picked up crucial wickets: three of which came in the final, during that extraordinary win over New Zealand.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Colliers commercial real estate broker John Machado represented the seller, which was a group of family trusts.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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Count 4 The law: A mover or moving broker’s registration isn’t valid if the mover or broker is doing business any place other than the address on the application, unless the department is first notified in writing before any location change.—
David J. Neal
July 23,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Key concept: Similar brain patterns in people with shared positive traits Previous studies have shown that people with a higher social status—more central in their networks—and those with lower amounts of loneliness also share similar neural patterns in the medial prefrontal cortex.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 July 2025
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But the morning after the Coldplay concert, Kerrigan switched to her maiden name on her social medial profile, according to the New York Post and other outlets.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The best cocktail dresses are the middlemen of the formalwear world.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
31 July 2025
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The workaround includes using Southeast Asian countries and secondary suppliers to funnel in high-end hardware, showing how U.S. controls may be generating inefficiency and profits for middlemen, rather than stopping China’s AI ambitions.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Unlike human leaders, AI cannot interpret the moral weight of a policy decision, mediate conflict through emotional intelligence, or make judgment calls that require contextual sensitivity.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Training programs for managers and employees can help equip them with the tools to diffuse tensions, mediate conflicts, and maintain a focus on collaboration as discussed by Costigan & Brink in their Sloan MIT Article .—
Melanie Hughes,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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“Intermediary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediary. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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