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as in messenger
one that carries a message or does an errand
I won't act as go-between between you and your ex
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as in mediator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
acted as go-between for the two warring nations during the peace process
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Recent Examples of go-between
Ron Leibman and Paul Sand round out their gang, with Zero Mostel as the crooked attorney who serves as a go-between.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Both programs are labor intensive, though, with the state agencies acting as a go-between.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Jan. 2026
Not long ago, executive assistants and before them secretaries, served as a corporate go-between.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Melly is accused of using jailhouse go-betweens to pressure his ex-girlfriend against cooperating with detectives and investigators in the lead-up to his first murder trial in 2023, which ended in a hung jury.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Both programs are labor intensive, though, with the state agencies acting as a go-between.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Jan. 2026
Not long ago, executive assistants and before them secretaries, served as a corporate go-between.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Melly is accused of using jailhouse go-betweens to pressure his ex-girlfriend against cooperating with detectives and investigators in the lead-up to his first murder trial in 2023, which ended in a hung jury.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go-between
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The thoughtful Moon conjoins messenger Mercury in your 2nd House of Money and Self-Worth, helping feelings and numbers speak the same language.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Your 7th House of Partnership opens as messenger Mercury enters, inviting conversations that stabilize connections across your life — and ensuring that those conversations are balanced.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2026
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One of the country's main mediators, Army Chief Asim Munir, traveled to Iran last week as part of this mediation effort.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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How did Pakistan become the Middle East mediator?—
TheWeek,
TheWeek,
17 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, the PRC approved the courier’s request to add an 8 percent fuel surcharge.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Sam An, a pharmacist at a compounding pharmacy until 2021, told me that his workplace employed about twenty people—pharmacists, technicians, cashiers, couriers—in what resembled a chemistry laboratory.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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At the center of the adaptation is a fictional anthropologist and backchannel negotiator who works in the world’s most volatile environments.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Gaurav Srivastava is a commodities investor and negotiator with decades of experience in the global oil marketplace.—
Gaurav Srivastava,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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But neither Iran nor countries acting as intermediaries in the conflict have said Tehran has made such an agreement.—
Melanie Lidman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Sampath is further accused of routing and laundering over $3 million back to Peng through various intermediaries, Hochman said.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The city is working to create a youth advisory board to be a liaison between teens and the city government.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The new charter expands the list of liaison organizations, which are non-voting participants in the ACIP process.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
9 Apr. 2026
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Fire the bankers and cut out the Wall Street middlemen sucking value.—
Drew Warshaw,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Now that movies no longer require big studios and powerful middlemen, money is shifting, too.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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Only parties known formally as importers of record who made tariff payments or authorized customs brokers who act on their behalf can file for tariff refunds.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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The refunds will be paid to importers and customs brokers, while consumers who paid higher prices because of the tariffs won’t necessarily get anything back.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Go-between.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-between. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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