mediated

past tense of mediate

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Recent Examples of mediated But how will the company adapt as the customer experience is increasingly mediated by AI? — Harvard Business Review, 29 Sep. 2026 This isn’t just intuition; a 2025 study of 666 professionals found that frequent AI reliance is linked to measurably lower critical-thinking performance, mediated by exactly this kind of cognitive offloading. — Anna Drobakha, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Ties between Kosovo and Serbia remain tense, despite years of negotiations mediated by the European Union and supported by the United States. — 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, 9 Sep. 2026 Most people communicate digitally now, so most interactions are less mediated by shame. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026 For scholars of that mindset, all reference to precedent—any precedent, either natural or artificial—is mediated by modern technologies of mechanical reproduction, and by an awareness of their ubiquitous sway. — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Even schooling and a lot of other things are mediated through the platforms. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026 Offer him the option of couples counseling so your issues can be mediated. — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediated
Verb
  • The co-pilot attacked the Indian captain of the flight on Wednesday and was trying to crash the plane before passengers and crew members intervened, with the help of the wounded captain, according to witnesses and Israeli and Emirati officials.
    — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The copilot allegedly stabbed the captain in the cockpit before passengers intervened aboard FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 after taking off from Dubai, UAE, with 182 people including eight crew members flying to Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday.
    — Sam Metz, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • He was supposed to be one-on-one with Reigns before Jimmy Uso interfered and cost him the title.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The robot had to remove the lid, pick up the banana and place it on the plate, while adjusting its actions if a person interfered or an attempt failed.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Mediated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediated. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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