Thesaurus results for INTERMEDIARIES

intermediaries

noun

plural of intermediary

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 Three senior Iranian sources told Reuters on Tuesday that Qalibaf could be the nation’s representative in hypothetical negotiations, but that only preliminary communications have occurred via intermediaries in Pakistan, Turkey, and Egypt. —

Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026 As a first step, the new intermediaries recommended that Jane stop communicating directly with her lenders and block her auto-payments to them. —

Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026 No surprise then, that diplomats from Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan were in Riyadh yesterday acting as intermediaries between the White House and Tehran. —

Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026 One senior official acknowledged the country had exchanged messages with intermediaries, however. —

Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026 Still, Trump’s key Middle East envoys are reportedly laying groundwork for potential peace talks, with messages passed between Washington and Tehran via intermediaries. —

Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026 At the center of the novel are a Black woman named Key and her son, Colly, both intermediaries between the spiritual and physical realms. —

Omari Weekes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026 The two London apartments were reportedly acquired in 2014 and 2016 via intermediaries and occupy upper floors of the building, offering a direct vantage point toward the rear of the Israeli embassy compound, UK media reported. —

Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026 As she’s stepped into the spotlight over the past six or so months, she’s decided to craft her own image with no intermediaries—which is a fancy way of saying that A’zion styles herself for her press appearances and red carpets. —

José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026

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Gulf nations are increasingly supporting US attacks on Iran, hoping to prevent Tehran from gaining long-term leverage over the Strait of Hormuz and don’t want to act as mediators.

— Chloé Farand, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Some of these electron mediators can also be toxic, limiting their practical use.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026