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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
The truth is that packet seed companies of any size are brokers with international reach, procuring seeds from growers all over the globe.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
Jen Barnett is the broker and owner of The Front Agency.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
The seller’s broker, Cushman & Wakefield, did not respond to a request to comment for this story.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Michael Crain is a partner and broker at Northern Crain Realty, a residential and commercial real estate firm.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
Jen Barnett is the broker and owner of The Front Agency.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
The seller’s broker, Cushman & Wakefield, did not respond to a request to comment for this story.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Michael Crain is a partner and broker at Northern Crain Realty, a residential and commercial real estate firm.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broker
Noun
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As Claudius’s skills as a negotiator had improved, his customers had ratcheted up their aggressive campaigns for asymmetrical deals.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator, broached the subject at last month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) .—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The head of one Chinese marketing company said its virtual bots consistently outperform human sellers.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Chances are, the club will look to continue its newfound strategy of being good sellers.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Mashaal said the group has offered multiple options, including a long-term truce, as part of ongoing negotiations with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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By replacing the mediator with mutant plants, the receiver plants failed to get protection against the stress.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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Coco frio, also known as fresh coconut water, is a refreshment commonly sold by street vendors on the island.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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But Bad Bunny put a lot of vendors [in his performance], and that sent a big message that vendors are not criminals.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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After all, pharmacy benefit managers — which are the intermediaries between drug manufacturers and patients — collect a big chunk of every dollar spent on medicine without offering much value.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Conversations were taking place late on Wednesday night, January 21, with mutual intermediaries working out potential parameters.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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He was also sanctioned by the European Union in January 2019 following a nerve agent attack in Salisbury, England, which the British government said was carried out by GRU agents to poison a former Russian spy.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Right now, enforcement agents are often using administrative warrants, or internal documents signed by immigration officers that authorize specific arrests but not searches.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Mandelson, a former Cabinet minister, ambassador and elder statesman of the governing Labour Party, has not been arrested or charged.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Starmer has apologized to Epstein’s victims and pledged to release public documents that will show Mandelson lied when he was being vetted for the ambassador’s job.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Jansen pointed to the First Sale customs rule that allows importers engaged in transactions that take place in multiple tiers—like a manufacturer selling to a middleman who then sells to the importer—to pay duties on the lower price of the first sale.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Feb. 2026
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Fostering more price transparency and addressing cost inefficiencies created by middlemen will certainly ease some financial pain, particularly for prescription drugs.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broker. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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