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
But international mediators say there have been no breakthroughs in the talks.
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Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
According to a spokesperson for the union, Teamsters members met with company negotiators in the presence of a federal mediator for nine-and-a-half hours on Friday, but reached no agreement.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
In her retirement years, Dobbins worked as a mediator through the Alternatives to Violence Project, helping to solve legal disputes in schools, aftercare programs, jails, and prisons as well as in no-fault divorces.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 July 2025
Trump was asked by a reporter Thursday — after landing back in Washington, D.C., following his rally in Des Moines, Iowa — whether Hamas agreed to the latest proposal for a ceasefire, a framework that was delivered to the group by regional mediators Egypt and Qatar.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 4 July 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
According to a spokesperson for the union, Teamsters members met with company negotiators in the presence of a federal mediator for nine-and-a-half hours on Friday, but reached no agreement.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
In her retirement years, Dobbins worked as a mediator through the Alternatives to Violence Project, helping to solve legal disputes in schools, aftercare programs, jails, and prisons as well as in no-fault divorces.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 July 2025
Trump was asked by a reporter Thursday — after landing back in Washington, D.C., following his rally in Des Moines, Iowa — whether Hamas agreed to the latest proposal for a ceasefire, a framework that was delivered to the group by regional mediators Egypt and Qatar.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediator
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The shift is subtle but seismic: AI bots and agents are intermediaries, sometimes gatekeepers, determining what information is surfaced.—
Adrien Menard,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The programs initiated in 2022 marked the first time grassroots organizations could apply for federal community violence prevention funding directly, without going through law enforcement or state intermediaries, according to three former DOJ officials.—
Bianca Flowers,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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Harry Brook was the unlikely peacemaker coming between them.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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As the quarrel escalated, the attacker snatched the bat from the man who bumped into him and bashed the peacemaker with it multiple times about 12:50 a.m. Friday.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
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Perez allegedly later sold the items to online brokers.—
Wayne Sterling,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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The charging document said Perez sold the items to online brokers.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Beyoncé, an ambassador for Levi’s, dressed in outlaw drag, arrives at a semi-deserted laundromat.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025
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Carlsen, who has also been an ambassador for the EWC, spoke to CNN Sports ahead of this year’s tournament about how the game can benefit in the digital era.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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But Schmitt is clearly earning clout in his unofficial role as MAGA liaison in his clubby chamber.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Dans joined the Trump administration in 2019 at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) before advancing to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as White House liaison and later chief of staff.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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The best cocktail dresses are the middlemen of the formalwear world.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
31 July 2025
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The workaround includes using Southeast Asian countries and secondary suppliers to funnel in high-end hardware, showing how U.S. controls may be generating inefficiency and profits for middlemen, rather than stopping China’s AI ambitions.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
24 July 2025
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But Trump is also shifting his approach toward India, which has long served as a regional buffer against China and whose leader has had a close relationship with Trump.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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This can involve slapping, beating, or punching the carpet to create a manual vibration, or by using a tool such as an orbital buffer or the butt end of a drill to agitate the fibers.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Aug. 2025
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Grossberg's attorney, Thomas Clay, filed a motion for voluntary dismissal on July 24, six days after lawyers for the ethics commission and its members also moved to dismiss the case.—
Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
31 July 2025
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Burke was terminated by the department after he was charged, his attorney, Marc Curtis, said after the start of the hearing June 23.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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“Mediator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediator. Accessed 11 Aug. 2025.
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