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
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
12 May 2026
How this court impersonation text scam actually works Scanning the QR code takes you to an intermediary page with a CAPTCHA.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2026
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Another defendant who pleaded guilty challenges the law through stealth and intermediaries for his company to win lucrative public building contracts.
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Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
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Adjective
His logic follows that cheaper intermediary goods from China actually helped to boost manufacturing productivity.
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Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
12 May 2026
How this court impersonation text scam actually works Scanning the QR code takes you to an intermediary page with a CAPTCHA.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2026
Noun
With shopping, authors of the report said the digital storefront is being completely rewritten by agentic browsers that act as autonomous intermediaries, which is reshaping how global commerce functions.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Another defendant who pleaded guilty challenges the law through stealth and intermediaries for his company to win lucrative public building contracts.
—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermediary
Adjective
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The Pirates are 9 1/2 games behind the National League Central Division leading Milwaukee Brewers – but only two games out of a playoff spot at the halfway point in the season.
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Dude’s pretty darn good with halfway decent quarterback play.
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During the 2012-13 NHL lockout, the two sides used FMCS, and recommendations by mediator Scot Beckenbaugh were thought to help the NHL and NHLPA find a solution.
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Kushner has joined fellow peace envoy Steve Witkoff in Doha, Qatar, a country acting as mediator between the two sides, to hammer out a resolution.
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This operational model provides industrial customers with intermediate power options while the nuclear components clear regulatory review cycles.
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Regarding duration, with interest rates nearing their peak, extending into intermediate maturities (3-7 years) offers a good balance of income and rate sensitivity, though caution is advised for very long durations due to fiscal pressures.
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The union’s chief negotiator urged Newsom and the state’s other leaders to include a raise for SEIU Local 1000 employees in light of the state’s relatively strong budget.
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Kazem Gharibabadi, a senior negotiator and deputy foreign minister, denied any talks had been scheduled, in comments published by IRNA.
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Gartner predicted this moment in October 2024, forecasting that 20% of organizations would use AI to flatten their structures by 2026, eliminating more than half of existing middle-management roles.
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The adaptation of Sachar’s middle-grade classic—in which one Stanley Yelnats IV is sent to a detention camp where he is forced to dig a hole every day—is nowhere near as good as the book.
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Just verify messages directly, use a password manager, turn on account alerts and shrink the personal data brokers keep on you.
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Wondr Health, which provides GLP-1s via employers, named Patti Rittling head of broker and consultant relations.
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So, medial epicondylitis or golfer’s elbow is, voilà, inflammation of the medial epicondyle.
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Little polyurethane nodes are cast in the shape of Cs on the medial side and no.
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In other instances, Warrick said, there will be ghost carriers or fraudulent pickups of drivers or middlemen posing as legitimate transporters, but who are really smugglers.
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Doyle bought the work for $775,000, spent part of the remaining money on a Ferrari, then claimed the painting had vanished after a middleman lost track of it following a drunken night out.
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“Intermediary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediary. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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