as in mediators
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
in the past he's served as an intermediary in several hostage situations
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Recent Examples of intermediaries
Analysts estimate that China has accounted for more than 90% of Iran’s oil trade in recent years, imported through intermediaries.
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
So can those who set prices; deal with Mexican cartel suppliers; launder money; establish drug houses; and pay smugglers, intermediaries and others.
—Kevin Krause, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
Fast-forward to today, and there’s been a huge transformation with dramatic growth in giving to intermediaries.
—Ray Madoff, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Teams are typically so well prepared with their free agent pitches, and teams and agencies alike are usually well-equipped with staffers to support players and their families in making decisions and making the physical moves to new cities that intermediaries like Holmes aren’t always needed.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
On New Year’s Day, a government website opened to let Californians demand that more than 500 intermediaries called data brokers wipe their personal information from the data on sale and regularly repeat those deletions in the future.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2026
The verdict in Lai’s case comes a day after Hong Kong’s last major opposition party, the Democratic Party, disbanded after a vote by its members, who cited pressure from Chinese officials or intermediaries.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025
Instead, intermediaries may be placed in charge of procurements and overseeing the financial costs of executing designs.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Financial intermediaries that channel money from businesses and households desiring to save to others desiring to borrow perform a vital economic function.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
So can those who set prices; deal with Mexican cartel suppliers; launder money; establish drug houses; and pay smugglers, intermediaries and others.
—Kevin Krause, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
Fast-forward to today, and there’s been a huge transformation with dramatic growth in giving to intermediaries.
—Ray Madoff, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Teams are typically so well prepared with their free agent pitches, and teams and agencies alike are usually well-equipped with staffers to support players and their families in making decisions and making the physical moves to new cities that intermediaries like Holmes aren’t always needed.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
On New Year’s Day, a government website opened to let Californians demand that more than 500 intermediaries called data brokers wipe their personal information from the data on sale and regularly repeat those deletions in the future.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2026
The verdict in Lai’s case comes a day after Hong Kong’s last major opposition party, the Democratic Party, disbanded after a vote by its members, who cited pressure from Chinese officials or intermediaries.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025
Instead, intermediaries may be placed in charge of procurements and overseeing the financial costs of executing designs.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Financial intermediaries that channel money from businesses and households desiring to save to others desiring to borrow perform a vital economic function.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermediaries
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Advertisement Such risks demand international discussion about protecting mediators and peacemakers and preventing similar assaults in the future.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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Israeli officials have been taking a lot of time to vet and approve members of the Palestinian technocratic committee from a list given to them by the mediators, and Israel continues its military strikes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Dec. 2025
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The middlemen assume development and commercial responsibilities upon gaining a game’s rights.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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Quince’s business model cuts out traditional middlemen like distributors to offer these high-quality materials like cashmere and silk at budget-friendly, accessible prices.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
22 Dec. 2025
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Up until 1995, the government held a monopoly on olive oil exports and sold nearly all of the oil in bulk, namely to Italian and Spanish brokers who then bottled it under their own labels.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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This is when data brokers refresh profiles and scammers rebuild their target lists.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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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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The sky served up no shortage of spectacle in 2025 —from lunar liaisons, solar prominences and fleeting meteor showers, to aurora and nebula scenes that unfold on a scale almost too massive for the human mind to comprehend.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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Some have suggested that the Bard had romantic liaisons with men, in part implied by sonnets that are charged with homoerotic elements.—
Nathan Smith,
Time,
26 Nov. 2025
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But beginners and intermediates shouldn’t be intimidated; there are plenty of runs suited for those just starting out, and A-Basin also boasts an excellent Ski and Ride School.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2026
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In between those two extremes, swooping, panoramic groomers and fun off-piste options speak to cruisy carvers and aspiring intermediates.—
Drew Zieff,
Outside,
21 Nov. 2025
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Because creators are personal brand ambassadors and must devote hours a day to content creation, handling the business side of sponsor relationships is easier with a large-scale media company.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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In 2024, the Shibutanis returned to Korea as ambassadors for the PyeongChang Legacy Foundation.—
Alice Park,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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Thousands of people took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon to protest federal immigration activity after agents were involved in two different shootings this week, one that left a woman dead in Minneapolis and another that wounded two people in Portland, Oregon.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Some who marched carried signs of Good as well as others who have been killed by ICE agents or died while in ICE custody.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Intermediaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediaries. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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