as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
has a black-and-white view of human nature, believing that there is no mediate state between good and evil
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as in to intervene
to act as a go-between for opposing sides
their middle child is often asked to mediate between the oldest and the youngest
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Recent Examples of mediate
Discover Magazine, 27 July 2010
To this day, the United States sits at the center of many of the international institutions that govern the global commons, mediate disputes, and facilitate free trade.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 2 June 2025
Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev poked fun at the explosive war of words between U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, offering to mediate peace between the two political allies.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Adjective
Limited animal and human studies suggest that brain regions (e.g., insula, anterior cingulated [ACC], orbitofrontal [OFC]) and neurotransmitters (dopamine) that mediate substance dependence may also be involved with love addiction (as for PG).
—Discover Magazine, 27 July 2010
To this day, the United States sits at the center of many of the international institutions that govern the global commons, mediate disputes, and facilitate free trade.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Verb
As Ukraine and Russia exchanged intensifying attacks and held a second round of negotiations on Monday, the Trump administration has been notably quiet -- signaling a forewarned but subtle shift in the U.S. approach toward mediating the conflict.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 2 June 2025
Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev poked fun at the explosive war of words between U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, offering to mediate peace between the two political allies.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediate
Adjective
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The halfway point of the U.S. Open is here, which means half the field is heading home.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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That marks the halfway point in the collected diaries, a huge hit in Australia and now available in the U.S. for the first time.—
Jessica Stanley,
People.com,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Should these banks grow larger or regulators intervene, Chime’s business model becomes vulnerable, unsettling investor confidence.—
Ron Shevlin,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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For instance, predictive models have assisted social workers to prioritize high-risk cases and intervene earlier.—
Aislinn Conrad,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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District loses appeal, must pay $1 million for El Segundo middle schooler’s year of torment.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 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
Adjective
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Reuters could not determine the ownership of the large wallet or the two intermediary wallets that paid into wallets Pavan identified as Slon’s, or whether any were used in other sabotage or espionage cases.—
Mari Saito,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Those are just intermediary steps that are merely grist for the mill.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This can cut off the medial nerve that runs through the transverse carpal ligament that serves as a protective sheath for the nerves.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Meanwhile, the Hawks were without Kobe Bufkin (right shoulder surgery), Clint Capela (metacarpal ligament sprain), Jalen Johnson (left shoulder surgery) and Larry Nance Jr. (right medial femoral condyle fracture) against the Heat.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Subject to amendments that might happen during the planning process, the idea sees a Prince Philip Gate, and a statue of the Queen and Philip at St. James’s Park beginning about 100 yards from the gates of Buckingham Palace and running along the Mall towards Trafalgar Square in central London.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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For instance, concerns around data privacy, system reliability and fraud prevention have always been central to banking operations.—
Stuart Mackinnon,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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In 2010, the economists Darrick Hamilton, who is now at the New School, and William Darity, Jr., of Duke, outlined a plan to create interest-bearing government trust accounts for children who were born into families that fell below the median net worth.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Nationally, median list prices essentially remained flat year-over-year in April, at +0.1 percent.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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“Mediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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