as in intervenes
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 mediates
Each atom binds separate electrons, whose exchange interaction mediates the nuclear two-qubit gate.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
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The first rescue comes just hours after his birth, when a justice-minded little girl named Fern Arable (Natalie Chan) intervenes to keep her farmer dad (a rather stiff Tom Everett Scott) from killing the runt he figures will never amount to anything.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the cold and austere German winter (a far cry from Dakar’s physical and cultural warmth), an anxious Nourou acts up outside a hotel and is accosted by a Polish security guard, setting off a minor chain reaction in which Maja intervenes on his behalf, much to his chagrin.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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Bárbara, who can see the guests a few feet away, maintains a neutral expression on her face as Solène demands to be spoken to nicely, at which point Jess interferes and tells them to save it for later.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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Elsewhere, Morgan interferes when Elliot admits to not being invited to his classmate’s party.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Mediates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediates. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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