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as in messengers
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 mediators
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-betweens
As go-betweens, these enablers are tasked with making sure that the top management’s vision for automation can be applied sensibly in practice—not just on paper.
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Arthur Azizov, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Arthur Azizov, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go-betweens
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Most release chemical messengers known as neurotransmitters, which travel across the tiny gaps known as synapses and dock onto cuplike proteins called receptors on the next neuron.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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Hormones are chemical messengers that guide sleep, metabolism, stress, and reproductive health.—
Brandi Jones,
Verywell Health,
18 Sep. 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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From car couriers to bikes to sidewalk robots and now drones, Uber is aiming to build the most flexible delivery network in the world.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The money couriers including Fernandi Choi, who testified in the CTJ trial, were later charged, but not as part of this specific case.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 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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The team unites design, R&D, and manufacturing under one roof to reduce unnecessary markups, so that consumers pay for craftsmanship, not middlemen.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Naadam launched in 2013, immediately generating attention based on its mission of sourcing cashmere fibers directly from Mongolian herding communities — thereby cutting out the middlemen and paying suppliers more.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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This time around in talks with studios, union negotiators will be facing a new but familiar opponent on the other side of the table after longtime studio negotiator Carol Lombardini stepped down.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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What are McKinney-Vento liaisons?—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The program employs court liaisons who are experts in working with defendants in the competency process and who aim to connect such defendants to care and resources.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
27 Sep. 2025
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But increasing numbers of deep-pocketed, avid collectors are creating more opportunities for sellers and brokers.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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Data brokers collect and sell details like your name, phone, address and even past debts.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Go-betweens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-betweens. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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