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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
Hoehn declined to comment on the recent listing, deferring to his brokers.
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Over the years, the devoutly religious brothers, and their less-devout sons and grandsons, gradually transformed their company from a retail shop into a cotton and coffee broker, to a comodities trader, to an investment bank, to a venture capital firm.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Much of this data is widely available through data-broker websites, which collect and sell personal information.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Sequence matters more than most brokers realize.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Over the years, the devoutly religious brothers, and their less-devout sons and grandsons, gradually transformed their company from a retail shop into a cotton and coffee broker, to a comodities trader, to an investment bank, to a venture capital firm.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Much of this data is widely available through data-broker websites, which collect and sell personal information.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Sequence matters more than most brokers realize.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broker
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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
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Very Cherry reclaimed the crown in 2003 and has remained the top seller since, but Buttered Popcorn still commands a devoted following.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cinnamon ranked third as a top seller in Delaware, Kansas, Nevada, Virginia and Wyoming.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 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
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Highlights include children’s Earth Day activities, plant sale, live music, art and dance performance along with food and vendors.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The sauce and dough trade show, running March 24 to March 26, brought together pizza suppliers, vendors, and pizza restaurant owners from around the world.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Beneath the surface of these multilingual conversations, English functions as a hidden intermediary.—
Gareth Barkin,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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The two sides have been exchanging messages via intermediaries in third-party countries including Pakistan, but no face-to-face talks have been arranged.—
Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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Wise served as an FBI agent and a supervisory agent from 2004 to 2017.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The task force, consisting of county detectives and FBI agents, is separate from the initial homicide squad assigned to the case.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Commercial conversations Earlier this month, the UK government convened a meeting of defense companies to meet ambassadors and defense attaches from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Iraq and Jordan.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Guess named the South Korean rapper, singer and member of the K-pop group Stray Kids its first global brand ambassador for both Guess and Guess Jeans brands earlier this month.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 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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“Broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broker. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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