as in intervened
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 mediated
The United States, along with Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, mediated what has been described as a first phase agreement between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire and the release of hostages by Hamas and prisoners and detainees by Israel.
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Steven Scheer, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Negotiators met this week in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, which has mediated the talks, which led to the announcement of the agreement yesterday.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Egypt hosted the negotiations between Israel and Hamas and also mediated the talks alongside Turkey and Qatar in Sharm El Sheikh.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
When Punch’s second act at last reaches the climactic series of encounters between Jacob, David, and Joan — mediated by Nicola (Camila Canó-Flaviá), a restorative-justice worker — the often bouncy, pulsing play ends up finding its greatest strength in stillness.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Soft drink consumption and depression mediated by gut microbiome alterations.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
This is a broad term used to describe inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system that are usually immune mediated.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
The relationship between labor, harvest, and food was obvious, rather than mediated by powerful firms and complex industrial processes.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Researchers surveyed 300 staff members and found that all four toxic workplace dimensions had a direct negative impact on productivity, and job burnout further mediated this relationship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Steven Scheer, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Negotiators met this week in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, which has mediated the talks, which led to the announcement of the agreement yesterday.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Egypt hosted the negotiations between Israel and Hamas and also mediated the talks alongside Turkey and Qatar in Sharm El Sheikh.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
When Punch’s second act at last reaches the climactic series of encounters between Jacob, David, and Joan — mediated by Nicola (Camila Canó-Flaviá), a restorative-justice worker — the often bouncy, pulsing play ends up finding its greatest strength in stillness.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Soft drink consumption and depression mediated by gut microbiome alterations.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
This is a broad term used to describe inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system that are usually immune mediated.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
The relationship between labor, harvest, and food was obvious, rather than mediated by powerful firms and complex industrial processes.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Researchers surveyed 300 staff members and found that all four toxic workplace dimensions had a direct negative impact on productivity, and job burnout further mediated this relationship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediated
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Several of the series’ stars reportedly intervened, including leads Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The children said Kurek knew about the abuse and never intervened.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With too many possible paths through memory, competing features and priorities interfered, which meant no retrieval strategy gained control — none were selected — so the search couldn’t begin.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
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But a thing called the Civil War interfered.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Mediated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediated. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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