intermediated

past tense of intermediate
as in intervened
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 intermediated Fittingly, a local agent of the Ford Motor Company intermediated the first negotiations in the early 1930s for Standard Oil of California’s rights to Saudi oil. Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 Among an internet that’s more automated and intermediated by artificial intelligence, trust becomes the defining factor in every interaction. Sammy Ahmed, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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  • The man who intervened and another man were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
    Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In Texas, Governor Greg Abbott personally intervened in multiple cases.
    Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
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  • Ties between Kosovo and Serbia remain tense, despite years of negotiations mediated by the European Union and supported by the United States.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
  • And what Chinese testimony survives was mediated by outsiders, because the Chinese usually testified with the help of English-language translators and the legal guidance of their white attorneys.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • But if the plan was to let sleeping dogs lie, Bartiromo interfered by passing along the internal guidance.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Charlotte Flair and Chelsea Green both qualified on television, Green over Kiana James and Flair over Nia Jax by disqualification after Jade Cargill interfered.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Intermediated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediated. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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