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as in negotiator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
the broker in the hostage situation was a prominent reporter that the gunman felt he could trust
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as in seller
the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money
all of the local yacht brokers were at the boat show
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Recent Examples of broker
During a candidate forum last month, Bei highlighted a high turnover rate among CalPERS chief investment officers, and Mermell said the retirement system was paying private equity brokers too much in fees for their investment work.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The bill would have expanded existing laws guarding legislators’ and their families’ personal information from data brokers to the general public.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
Duties include building relationships with national and local broker partners, in addition to being a subject matter expert on technology solutions.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Mark Russell is a commercial real estate broker and his wife Heather is an elementary schoolteacher.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The bill would have expanded existing laws guarding legislators’ and their families’ personal information from data brokers to the general public.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
Duties include building relationships with national and local broker partners, in addition to being a subject matter expert on technology solutions.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Mark Russell is a commercial real estate broker and his wife Heather is an elementary schoolteacher.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broker
Noun
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After that, the city's labor negotiator switched to a different role and further staffing changes continued to delay the negotiation process.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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He was known as a tough negotiator on behalf of his A-list clients, and also for his deep sense of personal business ethics.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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Brands frequently encounter obstacles, including the requirement for notarized test purchases and the treatment of each infringement as a separate case, even when multiple listings from the same seller are involved.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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This imbalance between supply and demand, with sellers outnumbering buyers by more than 500,000, has helped shift many markets in favor of the latter.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey — the main mediators with Hamas — are pressing the Islamist group to agree to a deal that would free Israeli hostages, end the conflict, and ultimately disarm and dismantle the organization.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Key mediators Qatar and Egypt are set to hold meetings with Hamas in Doha on Tuesday evening to discuss the proposal.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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After a photo of Gilbert showing her inside a crate began to spread online, people reported the vendor to local law enforcement, prompting an evaluation by Warren County Animal Control.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The families were then confronted by the unpaid vendors, sometimes on the day of the event, prosecutors said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Measures also include restricting dollar-clearing and maritime insurance, blacklisting intermediaries and dark fleet tankers, and targeting front companies.—
Robert Muggah,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Sliwa has said that wealthy intermediaries have offered him money in exchange for dropping out, accusing Cuomo of being behind them.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Federal immigration agents carried out a weeklong enforcement campaign across central Florida that led to the arrest of more than 400 migrants without legal status, officials say.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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His plan is to pose as a Fish & Wildlife agent, there to question Catalina’s husband about poaching … and then what?—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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With the ending of placements at the Civic and city-funded rooms in other CoLEAD shelters, safety ambassadors who were paid to quell the violence on Third Avenue turned to other shelter organizations.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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Domingo, a house brand ambassador who has worn several custom looks at recent events, is a show regular.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
5 Oct. 2025
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The artist needs no cerebral middleman to move the motif from the world to the page.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Insurance coverage, pharmacy benefit managers, and middlemen all play a role in final costs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broker. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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