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
When Punch’s second act at last reaches the climactic series of encounters between Jacob, David, and Joan — mediated by Nicola (Camila Canó-Flaviá), a restorative-justice worker — the often bouncy, pulsing play ends up finding its greatest strength in stillness.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Soft drink consumption and depression mediated by gut microbiome alterations.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
This is a broad term used to describe inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system that are usually immune mediated.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
The relationship between labor, harvest, and food was obvious, rather than mediated by powerful firms and complex industrial processes.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Researchers surveyed 300 staff members and found that all four toxic workplace dimensions had a direct negative impact on productivity, and job burnout further mediated this relationship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This summer alone, Acclivus mediated nearly 600 conflicts across 21 sites and large community events, according to Katrina Waddy, public education director for the organization.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Trump also mediated a ceasefire between Iran and Israel in their 12-Day War earlier this summer, and has been pursuing a peace deal in the Russia-Ukraine war.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
Instead, the need to consume salt is mediated by taste and the brain’s reward pathways.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Soft drink consumption and depression mediated by gut microbiome alterations.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
This is a broad term used to describe inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system that are usually immune mediated.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
The relationship between labor, harvest, and food was obvious, rather than mediated by powerful firms and complex industrial processes.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Researchers surveyed 300 staff members and found that all four toxic workplace dimensions had a direct negative impact on productivity, and job burnout further mediated this relationship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This summer alone, Acclivus mediated nearly 600 conflicts across 21 sites and large community events, according to Katrina Waddy, public education director for the organization.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Trump also mediated a ceasefire between Iran and Israel in their 12-Day War earlier this summer, and has been pursuing a peace deal in the Russia-Ukraine war.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
Instead, the need to consume salt is mediated by taste and the brain’s reward pathways.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediated
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His wife and their 20-year-old son intervened and were able to stop him from committing further violence, police said, per FOX 2, CBS News and WPHM.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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When rivalries intervened In 1908, the Nobel physics committee, then chaired by Knut Ångström, initially favoured Max Planck.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Jax interfered in the match to ambush both Stratton and Cargill.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Another El Grande interfered, and El Grande Americano locked Dragon Lee in a submission for the win.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Mediated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediated. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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