as in intervened
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 mediated
While Iran and Pakistan, which mediated talks between Iran and the US, say that Lebanon is included in the ceasefire, Israel and the US say that Lebanon isn’t part of the deal reached last week.
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Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
After 21 hours of overnight closed-door negotiations with Iran, mediated by Pakistan, the vice president emerged to say that the parties had failed to reach an agreement, saying Iran was unwilling to make a firm commitment on not seeking nuclear weapons.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
The talks, mediated by Pakistan, come after the American and Iranian delegations met separately with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
In 2015 Infantino mediated a dispute arising from allegations that the Greek government was attempting to reduce the autonomy of the country’s football association.
—Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
And it’s mediated by the decision-making conversation, the thing palliative care claims as its core competency.
—Kyle P. Edmonds, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026
Signaling progress in the peace talks, Axios reported that Washington and Tehran were engaged in discussions mediated by some Gulf states for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could end the conflict, although the odds for reaching a partial deal before the Tuesday deadline were slim.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Fraud scales because identity is mediated by objects rather than anchored to the individual.
—Alex Israel, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
The viral talkers have become the measure and the expression of the public’s outrage, mediated through the algorithms of social media.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
After 21 hours of overnight closed-door negotiations with Iran, mediated by Pakistan, the vice president emerged to say that the parties had failed to reach an agreement, saying Iran was unwilling to make a firm commitment on not seeking nuclear weapons.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
The talks, mediated by Pakistan, come after the American and Iranian delegations met separately with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
In 2015 Infantino mediated a dispute arising from allegations that the Greek government was attempting to reduce the autonomy of the country’s football association.
—Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
And it’s mediated by the decision-making conversation, the thing palliative care claims as its core competency.
—Kyle P. Edmonds, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026
Signaling progress in the peace talks, Axios reported that Washington and Tehran were engaged in discussions mediated by some Gulf states for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could end the conflict, although the odds for reaching a partial deal before the Tuesday deadline were slim.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Fraud scales because identity is mediated by objects rather than anchored to the individual.
—Alex Israel, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
The viral talkers have become the measure and the expression of the public’s outrage, mediated through the algorithms of social media.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediated
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One precedent is provided by President Barack Obama, who intervened very publicly in the referendum in 2016 in Britain regarding whether to remain in or leave the EU.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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However, other meeting attendees intervened and broke up the fight between Shepard and Dane.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But a thing called the Civil War interfered.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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During the arrest, a large crowd surrounded officers and interfered by yelling profanities and racial slurs, police said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton
March 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Mediated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediated. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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