as in negotiator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
if you two cannot resolve this argument on your own, we'll have to bring in a mediator
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Recent Examples of mediator
Digital Ecosystem Mediators In a world where multiple AI platforms interact simultaneously, digital ecosystem mediators will ensure interoperability.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Araghchi, who negotiated largely indirectly with his US counterparts through Omani mediators, made Tehran’s position on Washington’s apparent demands clear in a post to X early on Friday.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
Khalil worked as a mediator between protesters and Columbia University during protests on the campus in 2023 and 2024.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Since Trump took office, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE have all counseled against war and acted as intermediaries and mediators between Tehran and Washington.
—Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Araghchi, who negotiated largely indirectly with his US counterparts through Omani mediators, made Tehran’s position on Washington’s apparent demands clear in a post to X early on Friday.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
Khalil worked as a mediator between protesters and Columbia University during protests on the campus in 2023 and 2024.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Since Trump took office, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE have all counseled against war and acted as intermediaries and mediators between Tehran and Washington.
—Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediator
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The imaginations of children do not need a technological intermediary to fulfill their potential.—
Lindsey Witmer Collins,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Reflection attacks direct malicious traffic to one or more third-party intermediaries, such as Network Time Protocol services for syncing server clocks.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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Following President Donald Trump's successful brokering of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, India and Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, critics say the U.N. secretary-general, António Guterres, could do well to follow Trump's lead as a peacemaker.—
Beth Bailey , David Hammelburg,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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What’s more, the president now must put his peacemaker moniker in the hands of other countries — not just Iran and Israel.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
24 June 2025
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Consider a personal data removal service: Scammers often start by gathering information about you from public records and data broker sites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
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Ninus Malan, a broker for Majesty Real Estate, said an aggressive incentive is needed because San Diego is consistently among the most expensive cities in the country.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
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In May, New York City pro skateboarder and longtime Supreme ambassador Tyshawn Jones, 26, filed a $26 million defamation lawsuit against the brand, claiming that Supreme effectively tried to blacklist him after terminating his sponsorship contract with the brand.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
26 June 2025
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International attendance at the ribbon-cutting was limited to the Russian ambassador and staff, a nod to Pyongyang’s growing alignment with Moscow amid deepening isolation from the West under Kim’s authoritarian regime.—
Mike Valerio,
CNN Money,
26 June 2025
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Goldstein will lead the planning, research and execution of exhibitions, serving as a liaison among exhibitors, other cultural institutions, the public and others.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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In March, Kickstarter also named a new executive liaison to professional filmmakers, Taylor K. Shaw.—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2025
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Genius will remain the middleman between the NFL’s official data feed and sportsbooks looking to build markets off the fastest possible in-game information.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2025
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UCHealth has sued thousands of patients using third parties or debt collection middlemen in recent years, a practice that is examined in new research by academics at the George Washington University Law School, Stanford University’s Clinical Excellence Research Center and Fisher’s group.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
30 May 2025
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Goss at the time the public land was primarily to provide a buffer at either end of the runway.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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In March, immediate changes to a swathe of application forms caused confusion for applicants, leading to a lawsuit from attorneys, and USCIS being forced to change course and offer at least two weeks' buffer time for the changes to take effect.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo argued in court that Gina is, in fact, not a victim of Combs' and that prosecutors have deliberately decided against calling her because her testimony could damage their case.—
Kaitlyn Morris,
ABC News,
24 June 2025
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Back in November, attorney Tim Heaphy of the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher led a third-party investigation into allegations against San Jose State's transgender volleyball player Blaire Fleming of conspiring with an opponent to harm a teammate.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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“Mediator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediator. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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