as in intervening
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 mediating
The three countries have been mediating efforts to end hostilities since cross-border fighting resumed in February and previously helped broker a ceasefire in October.
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ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Kai is trustworthy, dependable, and generous with his time, helping classmates with editing and lighting while mediating creative disagreements with tact.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Gonzalez directed drug trafficking, violence and other criminal activities within 18th Street territory, including extortion and mediating gang disputes, according to the indictment.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Even Oman, which had played a mediating role between Iran and the United States, has been affected.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Even Oman, which had played a mediating role between Iran and the United States, has been affected.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Oman is mediating the discussions and the residence of the Omani ambassador to the United Nations is reportedly the venue for the talks.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Abbas Araghchi left for the Swiss city following an initial round of negotiations last week with Oman again mediating the next round of talks, according to Iranian state media and The Associated Press.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Weiss had conspicuously little connectivity between circuits in his brain that are involved in auditory processing and in mediating rewards.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Kai is trustworthy, dependable, and generous with his time, helping classmates with editing and lighting while mediating creative disagreements with tact.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Gonzalez directed drug trafficking, violence and other criminal activities within 18th Street territory, including extortion and mediating gang disputes, according to the indictment.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Even Oman, which had played a mediating role between Iran and the United States, has been affected.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Even Oman, which had played a mediating role between Iran and the United States, has been affected.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Oman is mediating the discussions and the residence of the Omani ambassador to the United Nations is reportedly the venue for the talks.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Abbas Araghchi left for the Swiss city following an initial round of negotiations last week with Oman again mediating the next round of talks, according to Iranian state media and The Associated Press.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Weiss had conspicuously little connectivity between circuits in his brain that are involved in auditory processing and in mediating rewards.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediating
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Episode 9 of Summer House Season 10 features Cooke and Batula feuding, with Wilson intervening after Cooke says some harsh words about Batula.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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What’s changed in the intervening years is certainly not the ubiquity of this style of argument.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The next shower to peak is the Eta Aquariids on May 5-6, when sky-gazers can expect to see less than 10 meteors per hour because of the interfering moonlight, according to the American Meteor Society.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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Bonta filed an emergency petition with the state Fourth Court of Appeals on Monday to stop Bianco, a candidate in the 2026 governor’s race, after Bianco seized 657,322 ballots and accused Bonta of interfering in his office’s investigation into voter fraud.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Mediating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediating. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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