as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
has a black-and-white view of human nature, believing that there is no mediate state between good and evil
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as in to intervene
to act as a go-between for opposing sides
their middle child is often asked to mediate between the oldest and the youngest
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Recent Examples of mediate
Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
Transfer that to the modern workplace, and Type A employees are suited to leading projects and attacking problems quickly, while Type B workers can reduce panic, mediate conflict and suggest collaborative solutions.
—David Morel, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Adding Linderbaum and returning a healthy Kolton Miller and Jackson Powers-Johnson should mediate some of those issues, but drafting Bell could further address them.
—Sam Warren, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The money covers a range of expenses, including staff that help homeless people find housing and mediate conflicts between new roommates.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
Transfer that to the modern workplace, and Type A employees are suited to leading projects and attacking problems quickly, while Type B workers can reduce panic, mediate conflict and suggest collaborative solutions.
—David Morel, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Verb
Discussions on Thursday were mediated by Polis' team and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
—Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Adding Linderbaum and returning a healthy Kolton Miller and Jackson Powers-Johnson should mediate some of those issues, but drafting Bell could further address them.
—Sam Warren, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediate
Adjective
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Shortly after the halfway mark, the movie morphs into something closer to an unofficial three-hander.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Apr. 2026
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As the crew made it to the halfway point between the Earth and the moon, NASA shared an update at midnight on April 4.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the intervening years, the immune systems of virtually every human on the planet have developed some armor with which to fend off SARS-2, either because they have been previously infected or been vaccinated against the virus or both.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
27 Apr. 2026
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Former gymnasts immediately—and accurately—saw the season’s cancellation as a death sentence, and sought ways to intervene.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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More than half of Democrats, who control both the House and Senate, agreed this year to co-sponsor at least one bill to create a new state income tax credit for low- and middle-income families with children.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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Others in attendance had more specific local issues on their mind, like the city’s plan for a new jail, which is currently supposed to be located in the East Bottoms, near Frontier STEM High School and its elementary and middle feeder schools.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Castle shoved Avdija back before referees and players from both teams interfered.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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When officers attempted to have Michael Barrientes Vela back away, his brothers interfered.—
Gabriella Ybarra,
San Antonio Express-News,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In one example disclosed by Xinhua, a consumer paid 252 yuan ($35) for a six-inch cake, but the order was quietly resold through an intermediary platform where vendors bid 100, 90 and 80 yuan to fulfill it, with the lowest bidder winning.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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There are 12 specific grind settings, plus intermediary settings between them.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Team members celebrate next to winning robot Lightning during a medial ceremony after the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, China, April 19, 2026.—
Simon Ellery,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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As the Transit officers descended down to the 4/5/6 platform, one of Griffin’s victims came staggering up the stairs, seeking medial attention, Tisch said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The fifth commission for the plinth on the High Line elevated park is an homage to the Buddhas of Bamiyan, the pair of 6th-century colossi in central Afghanistan that the Taliban blew up in 2001.—
Benjamin Sutton,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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In an industry where the typical sample is a size zero, weight has always been central to a model’s success.—
Rory Satran,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The biggest decline was in Florida's Cape Coral-Fort Myers region, where the median home sale price declined 9% to $341,250 in the first quarter compared with the year-ago period.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Low- and moderate-income workers would be eligible for a 1% automatic contribution and up to a 4% matching contribution from the federal government, with a phaseout at median income.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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“Mediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediate. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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