as in intermediary
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
the retired statesman is often asked to be a middleman in international disputes
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Recent Examples of middleman
So, the dealer is kind of like a middleman.
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Congress included significant pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms in the 2026 spending package that strengthened transparency and rebate pass-through requirements—policies that shift financial incentives from industry middleman toward patient care.
—Bobby Jindal, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Consumer groups, independent pharmacies, and drugmakers rightly complained for years that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have used their position as supply chain middlemen to benefit themselves at the expense of patients and payers.
—Neeraj Sood, STAT, 30 Mar. 2026
Erik Fleming, who acted as Sangha’s middleman, is scheduled to be sentenced on April 29.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Congress included significant pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms in the 2026 spending package that strengthened transparency and rebate pass-through requirements—policies that shift financial incentives from industry middleman toward patient care.
—Bobby Jindal, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Consumer groups, independent pharmacies, and drugmakers rightly complained for years that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have used their position as supply chain middlemen to benefit themselves at the expense of patients and payers.
—Neeraj Sood, STAT, 30 Mar. 2026
Erik Fleming, who acted as Sangha’s middleman, is scheduled to be sentenced on April 29.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middleman
Noun
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Pakistan, which deserves praise for stepping in, picked up on this and offered to serve as an intermediary.—
Donald Heflin,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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Pakistan's government acted as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran to secure the two-week ceasefire.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Pakistan’s powerful army chief Asim Munir has been key to his country’s role as mediator.—
Saeed Shah,
Time,
13 Apr. 2026
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Turkey has played a role as a mediator in talks.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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In my third week at CBS, I was asked whether people should ditch their brokers and manage their own investments.—
Jill Schlesinger,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The conflict drew to a quasi-end with a temporary ceasefire last week, one that China was involved in helping broker.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2026
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However, the film never asks why a therapist or crisis negotiator wasn’t brought in to assist air traffic control in trying to save Russell’s life.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Ali Bagheri Kani, a key hardline negotiator, has also played a central role in previous nuclear talks with the United States.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The city is working to create a youth advisory board to be a liaison between teens and the city government.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The new charter expands the list of liaison organizations, which are non-voting participants in the ACIP process.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the United States are scheduled to meet on Tuesday.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The State Department enlisted him as a Cold War jazz ambassador.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But economists say the similarities may be largely superficial, thanks to more flexible exchange-rate regimes and deeper foreign exchange reserves, which provide a buffer that helps absorb some of the shock.—
Anniek Bao,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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And its build-up of strategic oil reserves has created an effective short-term buffer against rising oil prices, the Lombard Odier note said.—
Ishika Mookerjee,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Middleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middleman. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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