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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
George Henry Lewes, a fellow writer and Evans’s partner, initially acted as a go-between so that her identity could be concealed even from the magazine’s editor.
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Kirsty McHugh, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Walgreens believed that its scale and its millions of customers gave it clout with pharmacy benefits managers, or PBMs, which function as a type of go-between, negotiating how much patients pay for drugs, what insurers owe drugmakers, and how much pharmacies are reimbursed.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 June 2025
As tensions rise, Mehdi offers himself for the dangerous role of go-between, to negotiate a settlement between the warring sides.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 22 May 2025
Image Critics point out that Qatar’s role as a go-between for the Gaza conflict is the result of its willingness to let many of Hamas’s top political officials live there.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Kirsty McHugh, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Walgreens believed that its scale and its millions of customers gave it clout with pharmacy benefits managers, or PBMs, which function as a type of go-between, negotiating how much patients pay for drugs, what insurers owe drugmakers, and how much pharmacies are reimbursed.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 June 2025
As tensions rise, Mehdi offers himself for the dangerous role of go-between, to negotiate a settlement between the warring sides.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 22 May 2025
Image Critics point out that Qatar’s role as a go-between for the Gaza conflict is the result of its willingness to let many of Hamas’s top political officials live there.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go-between
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This watch is capable of replacing your satellite messenger, your cycling computer, and your running watch, adding several handy features to the standard Apple Watch experience.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Retrograde transits are notorious for bringing the past back around, but the messenger planet’s sextile to Venus fuels the fire.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
10 July 2025
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If the two primary belligerents—Russia and Ukraine—are unwilling to stop fighting, and if both remain wary of postwar cease-fire security guarantees, China will not succeed as a third-party mediator.—
Da Wei,
Foreign Affairs,
29 July 2025
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It will be birthed by educators and engineers, by mothers and mediators, by those brave enough to imagine a future beyond vengeance.—
Margaux Chetrit,
Sun Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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Baek uses some local gangsters, posing as regular mail couriers, to distribute the guns.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
25 July 2025
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The wide hallways—designed to accommodate couriers ferrying confidential MI5 and MI6 correspondence—have too been preserved.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
23 July 2025
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The programs initiated in 2022 marked the first time grassroots organizations could apply for federal community violence prevention funding directly, without going through law enforcement or state intermediaries, according to three former DOJ officials.—
Bianca Flowers,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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The shift is subtle but seismic: AI bots and agents are intermediaries, sometimes gatekeepers, determining what information is surfaced.—
Adrien Menard,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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She was also tapped as a liaison with the federal monitor tracking violence and use of force in the jails.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 July 2025
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In 2021, the city created a civilian community liaison position to connect police with citizens and educate the public.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 July 2025
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The rise of big-box retail corporations such as Walmart, which were big enough to handle their own distribution logistics, all but eliminated middlemen like the Willises from the cosmetics supply chain by the early 2000s.—
Kelli María Korducki,
thehustle.co,
11 July 2025
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This could help solve the mystery of how supermassive black holes grew so fast in the early universe, by favoring mechanisms that skip dying stars as cosmic middlemen.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 July 2025
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Colliers commercial real estate broker John Machado represented the seller, which was a group of family trusts.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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Count 4 The law: A mover or moving broker’s registration isn’t valid if the mover or broker is doing business any place other than the address on the application, unless the department is first notified in writing before any location change.—
David J. Neal
July 23,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
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Lisa Price, founder of Carol’s Daughter; media maven Angela Yee; Genesis Dominguez of Honey Beauty NYC; and celebrity stylist and Sally Beauty ambassador Gregory Patterson were among the panel participants.—
Essence,
Essence,
21 July 2025
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President Donald Trump last week named outspoken author and political commentator Adams as the White House's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Malaysia.—
Mandy Leong,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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“Go-between.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-between. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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