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as in average
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
with a compact being too small and a van too large, we settled on an intermediate-sized sedan
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as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
although the party activists tend to back candidates with somewhat extreme views, ordinary voters generally prefer the intermediate aspirant
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as in intermediary
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
she often used her father as an intermediate in arguments with her mother
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as in to intervene
to act as a go-between for opposing sides
if the secretary-general chooses to intermediate in this dispute, he'll need all of his diplomatic skills just to get both sides in the same room
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Recent Examples of intermediate
Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 May 2025
Turning Strategy into Steel, Powder, and Product From neodymium-iron-boron magnets for electric drivetrains to high-purity intermediate cobalt and nickel precursors for next-generation batteries, a growing cadre of Western manufacturers is rewriting the critical-materials playbook.
—William Jones, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Experts can ski steep and challenging terrain while intermediates can take wide turns down glades and bowls.
—Cassidy Randall, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
According to a Goldman Sachs note this month, if alternative allocations rose to about 15% of assets intermediated by advisors, the total addressable market would reach roughly $5 trillion.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Most of the trails are for intermediate or advanced riders, with plenty of rocks and root gardens and some steep climbs.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 May 2025
Turning Strategy into Steel, Powder, and Product From neodymium-iron-boron magnets for electric drivetrains to high-purity intermediate cobalt and nickel precursors for next-generation batteries, a growing cadre of Western manufacturers is rewriting the critical-materials playbook.
—William Jones, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Noun
Elemental sulfur exists as an eight-atom ring, and the reactions with lithium are slow enough that semi-stable intermediates with smaller chains of sulfur end up forming.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Experts can ski steep and challenging terrain while intermediates can take wide turns down glades and bowls.
—Cassidy Randall, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
Their encounter would eventually lead to a conversation intermediated by a translator, an ad hoc animation critique, and, some years later, a job on Miyazaki’s 1997 classic Princess Mononoke, which has been remastered and re-released in Imax for the first time this week.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
According to a Goldman Sachs note this month, if alternative allocations rose to about 15% of assets intermediated by advisors, the total addressable market would reach roughly $5 trillion.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermediate
Adjective
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The ground in south Florida has been, on average, 81.8 per cent full during its six games hosted so far.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Consider that for the average university lab, the indirect costs alone—including office support, computing, compliance, instruments, space and administrative support—average $8 million annually, and that's a conservative estimate.—
Siamak Baharloo,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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With the halfway point of the year approaching, that is beginning to change.—
Matt Kunkel,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The Giants reached the halfway point of their season with a stock portfolio in the green.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The imaginations of children do not need a technological intermediary to fulfill their potential.—
Lindsey Witmer Collins,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Reflection attacks direct malicious traffic to one or more third-party intermediaries, such as Network Time Protocol services for syncing server clocks.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
Verb
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On June 7, four national coaching associations, including the USTFCCCA, issued a joint statement pleading for clarification around Title IX protections and student-athlete employment classification, calling for Congress to intervene.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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To achieve denial against a peer adversary like China, the United States may need to clearly signal a readiness to intervene, in what would be a test of the American public's appetite for more war.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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On the west side, the median sale price is $461,000.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2025
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The growth in median car payments is outpacing both new and used car prices, according to separate data from Bank of America.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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For 400 Million Windows Users Now in his second season with the Braves, who obtained him from Boston in an even-up swap for young middle infielder Vaughn Grissom, Sale won the Triple Crown of pitching last year.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Highs will climb into the lower and middle 90s across much of the Tennessee valley during the week with some areas in the upper 90s by mid-week.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2025
Noun
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While disputes are enforced on-chain, and a DAO system transparently manages worker proposals, the arbiter functions similarly to an independent mediator in any traditional legal process.—
Saro McKenna,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Mediation and Gaming Sessions at the Museum Museum visitors at the Louvre are invited to test the scenario of the Battle of Ain Jalut, specially designed for the Mamluk exhibition, in the presence of a Louvre mediator and an Xbox representative during an exceptional series of workshops.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Any hint that Iran might interfere there—for example, with drone activity, military drills, or even underwater mines—sends traders scrambling.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Cid also said that Bolsonaro refused to interfere regarding camps by supporters that were set up in front of army facilities calling for a military intervention after the then-president lost the election.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 June 2025
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“Intermediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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