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
Alonso mediated by promising two days off in the event of a victory.
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Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Oman mediated five rounds of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington last year, which stalled after US and Israeli attacks on Iran in June.
—Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Political imagery, once governed by ritual and formality, has become increasingly mediated through symbols designed not for judgment, but for recognition.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
The act of lamenting combined with the act of embodied listening becomes a collective experience mediated through the screen, where those experiencing grief find expression and release through togetherness with nature and with others.
—Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
The kingdom pursued direct Houthi talks mediated by Oman, aiming for face-saving exit.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Trump’s claim to have mediated an end to the brief Pakistan-India war in May and his subsequent invitation of Pakistan’s army chief to the White House were met with anger in India.
—Hyeran Jo, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
It’s all mediated through art and through writing.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
The two of them don’t meet for much of the film, and their conversations are mediated by all this technology, which adds a whole other layer of ambiguity to the plot.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Oman mediated five rounds of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington last year, which stalled after US and Israeli attacks on Iran in June.
—Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Political imagery, once governed by ritual and formality, has become increasingly mediated through symbols designed not for judgment, but for recognition.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
The act of lamenting combined with the act of embodied listening becomes a collective experience mediated through the screen, where those experiencing grief find expression and release through togetherness with nature and with others.
—Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
The kingdom pursued direct Houthi talks mediated by Oman, aiming for face-saving exit.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Trump’s claim to have mediated an end to the brief Pakistan-India war in May and his subsequent invitation of Pakistan’s army chief to the White House were met with anger in India.
—Hyeran Jo, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
It’s all mediated through art and through writing.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
The two of them don’t meet for much of the film, and their conversations are mediated by all this technology, which adds a whole other layer of ambiguity to the plot.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediated
Verb
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The guard only stopped after a staff member intervened, the affidavit noted.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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While some people viewed Gens as the devil incarnate for working with the Gestapo, others saw him as an angel who intervened between the Germans and the Jews.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The match ended in disqualification after Finn Balor interfered.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Canada also launched an investigation three years ago into whether the Chinese interfered in Canadian elections in 2019 and 2021.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Mediated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediated. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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