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
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
This step can also serve as an intermediary one before needing to become estranged.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 21 Jan. 2026
Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Then, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said the opposite, that there had been in fact, no direct negotiations with the United States in 31 days of war, only ‘messages’ passed through intermediaries like Pakistan.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The newspaper said Qatari officials played an intermediary role in the discussions, citing Rodríguez’s close personal ties with Qatar’s ruling family.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
This step can also serve as an intermediary one before needing to become estranged.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
White House adviser Jared Kushner served successfully as an intermediary.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Then, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said the opposite, that there had been in fact, no direct negotiations with the United States in 31 days of war, only ‘messages’ passed through intermediaries like Pakistan.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermediary
Adjective
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Still, more than one in 10 firms scored zero, and only eight companies cleared the halfway mark.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Mar. 2026
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Around the halfway point, though, the situation began to change.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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Islamabad has emerged as a mediator, having relatively good ties with Washington and Tehran, after what Pakistani officials call weeks of quiet diplomacy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Pakistan has emerged as a mediator, having relatively good ties with both Washington and Tehran.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Wang — who speaks Italian at a B2, or upper intermediate level, and has four great-grandparents from Sicily — had already made an appointment to recognize her citizenship, so hoped she might be treated as a case in progress.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Reopened later that day after a third visit found one intermediate violation.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Ahead of the vote, a bipartisan group of senators — among them Katie Britt, the Alabama Republican who's been a key negotiator in the talks to end the DHS shutdown — huddled on the floor of the Senate chamber.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Writers Guild of America West chief negotiator Ellen Stutzman was likely wrapping up her first week of talks with the major Hollywood studios Friday afternoon when the union’s staff called her back to their own bargaining table.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And then Harris, just an 0-0 slider, trying to get it away and left it middle-in.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ever the contrarian, Rødland decided to forge a middle path.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Financial Times reported Tuesday that Hegseth's broker at banking giant Morgan Stanley contacted BlackRock in February about making a multimillion-dollar investment in its iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Since the United States and Israel began attacking Iran, in late February, Pakistan’s government has emerged as a surprising broker of ceasefire negotiations.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Then, just two games into the 2023-24 season, Fudd tore her left ACL and medial meniscus during practice and was ruled out for the rest of the year.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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The contract also mandates a coordinated social medial push, where schools had to publish at least one post on the their team’s primary Instagram, X and Facebook accounts, along with corresponding story posts.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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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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Maintaining this position required cutting out the powerful coastal Nigerian traders who had served as middlemen between the British merchants and the hinterland producers.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Intermediary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediary. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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