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as in average
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
with a compact being too small and a van too large, we settled on an intermediate-sized sedan
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as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
although the party activists tend to back candidates with somewhat extreme views, ordinary voters generally prefer the intermediate aspirant
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as in intermediary
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
she often used her father as an intermediate in arguments with her mother
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as in to intervene
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 intermediate
Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 13 June 2025
The Chiefs used Worthy initially on downfield routes, asking him to take the top off a defense in hopes of providing more space for the intermediate route-runners such as Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Elemental sulfur exists as an eight-atom ring, and the reactions with lithium are slow enough that semi-stable intermediates with smaller chains of sulfur end up forming.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
According to a Goldman Sachs note this month, if alternative allocations rose to about 15% of assets intermediated by advisors, the total addressable market would reach roughly $5 trillion.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
White, however, is a more natural thrower, particularly in the intermediate and deep areas of the field.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 13 June 2025
The Chiefs used Worthy initially on downfield routes, asking him to take the top off a defense in hopes of providing more space for the intermediate route-runners such as Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Noun
Some astrophysicists theorize that intermediates are leftovers from the first black holes formed in the early Universe, as well as the seeds of supermassive ones.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Elemental sulfur exists as an eight-atom ring, and the reactions with lithium are slow enough that semi-stable intermediates with smaller chains of sulfur end up forming.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
Their encounter would eventually lead to a conversation intermediated by a translator, an ad hoc animation critique, and, some years later, a job on Miyazaki’s 1997 classic Princess Mononoke, which has been remastered and re-released in Imax for the first time this week.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
According to a Goldman Sachs note this month, if alternative allocations rose to about 15% of assets intermediated by advisors, the total addressable market would reach roughly $5 trillion.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermediate
Adjective
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The ground in south Florida has been, on average, 81.8 per cent full during its six games hosted so far.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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It’s almost always detected via a routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, a screening blood test that most men undergo every couple of years or so starting around age 50 for those with average risk.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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With the halfway point of the year approaching, that is beginning to change.—
Matt Kunkel,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The Giants reached the halfway point of their season with a stock portfolio in the green.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Reflection attacks direct malicious traffic to one or more third-party intermediaries, such as Network Time Protocol services for syncing server clocks.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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The imaginations of children do not need a technological intermediary to fulfill their potential.—
Lindsey Witmer Collins,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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On June 7, four national coaching associations, including the USTFCCCA, issued a joint statement pleading for clarification around Title IX protections and student-athlete employment classification, calling for Congress to intervene.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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For now, the self-driving cabs come equipped with a safety monitor in the passenger seat ready to intervene, as well as internal systems that prevent the cars from traveling outside a narrow portion of the city.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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This is low joblessness as the median monthly local jobless rate since 2010 is 5.8%.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
28 June 2025
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Nearly all families would qualify to receive scholarships except those making more than three times their area's median income.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Highs will climb into the lower and middle 90s across much of the Tennessee valley during the week with some areas in the upper 90s by mid-week.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2025
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District loses appeal, must pay $1 million for El Segundo middle schooler’s year of torment.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
Noun
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While disputes are enforced on-chain, and a DAO system transparently manages worker proposals, the arbiter functions similarly to an independent mediator in any traditional legal process.—
Saro McKenna,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Mediation and Gaming Sessions at the Museum Museum visitors at the Louvre are invited to test the scenario of the Battle of Ain Jalut, specially designed for the Mamluk exhibition, in the presence of a Louvre mediator and an Xbox representative during an exceptional series of workshops.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Any hint that Iran might interfere there—for example, with drone activity, military drills, or even underwater mines—sends traders scrambling.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Cid also said that Bolsonaro refused to interfere regarding camps by supporters that were set up in front of army facilities calling for a military intervention after the then-president lost the election.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 June 2025
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“Intermediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediate. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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