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
David Morel, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Unlike human leaders, AI cannot interpret the moral weight of a policy decision, mediate conflict through emotional intelligence, or make judgment calls that require contextual sensitivity.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The program was created by legislators in 2023 and was envisioned as a way to mediate disputes about deductions between mineral owners and companies, but that hasn’t happened.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Transfer that to the modern workplace, and Type A employees are suited to leading projects and attacking problems quickly, while Type B workers can reduce panic, mediate conflict and suggest collaborative solutions.
—David Morel, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Unlike human leaders, AI cannot interpret the moral weight of a policy decision, mediate conflict through emotional intelligence, or make judgment calls that require contextual sensitivity.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
Building trust with middle and high school students The Medical College of Wisconsin's violence prevention group, 414Life, is known for responding to the scenes of shootings or other violence and helping mediate tense discussions.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The program was created by legislators in 2023 and was envisioned as a way to mediate disputes about deductions between mineral owners and companies, but that hasn’t happened.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediate
Adjective
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Only two of Swift’s albums appear below the halfway mark on the 200-spot ranking.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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As Phoenix passes the halfway mark of this year’s monsoon, dramatic downpours, gusty haboobs and streaks of lightning across the sky have been mostly absent.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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As Burrell was being mauled, her neighbors intervened and came to her rescue.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Sep. 2025
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In lieu of anything else to do with herself, Barb decides to intervene.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The weaknesses Detroit’s middle six leaves a lot to be desired.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The economy is the top challenge for Iran’s ruling clerics, who fear a revival of protests that have erupted since 2017 by lower and middle-income communities angry at growing poverty because of sanctions, mismanagement and state corruption.—
Parisa Hafezi,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Russia is unlikely to interfere, since direct, air-to-air combat would not work to its advantage.—
ANDRIY ZAGORODNYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
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That’s when aircraft rotations are at their most complicated, weather is more likely to interfere, and airports are at their busiest.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Without intermediary markups and administrative complexities, direct-to-consumer channels can offer substantial savings.—
Ge Bai,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This intermediary run began in Chicago, where the film sold out the Music Box theater ahead of a pool party on Aug. 22.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Anchoring the disparate variants of the LeBron 23 while serving as a containment system is a large panel shaped like James’ crown logo taking up the majority of the medial upper.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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In fact, there’s a name for this: shin splints, or medial tibial stress syndrome in medical-speak.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While social change has been central to much of his work, Jia says his upcoming film takes a different approach.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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Parts of the central and northwestern Bahamas were already experiencing moderate to heavy rainfall Sunday morning, with a storm surge as high as three feet expected to rise later in the day and into the evening, according to the Bahamas Department of Meteorology.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The median Chinese is 40 years old, only two years below France.—
Renaud Foucart,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
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Ng says that in California, the median earner would need a six-figure raise.—
Rhaina Cohen,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Mediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediate. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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