as in intermediary
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
the retired statesman is often asked to be a middleman in international disputes
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Recent Examples of middleman
This sent the market hunting for a variety of middleman companies that parlayed a core of proprietary information into layered ancillary services and constant price increases.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
Eliminating drug-pricing middlemen?
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Perhaps more intriguingly, however, LightBar would like to become the middleman in partnership deals struck between studios and AI companies.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
The tech works quietly in the background, eliminating the need for searching, negotiating, or middlemen.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
Eliminating drug-pricing middlemen?
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Perhaps more intriguingly, however, LightBar would like to become the middleman in partnership deals struck between studios and AI companies.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
The tech works quietly in the background, eliminating the need for searching, negotiating, or middlemen.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middleman
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The Lebanese government is actively engaging with intermediaries, including the French and the American ambassador, to try and put pressure on the Israeli government to stop the bombardments, according to Lebanese officials.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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According to those accounts, the siblings oversaw networks of companies and intermediaries that handled billions of dollars outside Venezuela.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Gritz attempted to act as a mediator in other standoffs later in the decade but did not find the same success.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Oman, acting as mediator, said progress had been made, but heading into the weekend, there were no signs of an immediate breakthrough.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Degenholtz said the synagogue consulted with brokers and developers and found that selling the existing property would not have generated enough funds to build elsewhere.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The complexity of real estate means that expert guidance — from attorneys, agents, brokers, inspectors, accountants and financial advisors — will always matter.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2026
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Iran was influential but not instrumental in inhibiting peace, said Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and a top Middle East peace negotiator in Republican and Democratic administrations.—
Ron Kampeas,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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White previously served as national executive director and chief negotiator of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA).—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Last summer, the two were chosen to be the city’s new restaurant liaisons.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
27 Feb. 2026
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Katie Sweeten, who served until September 2025 as the Department of Justice’s liaison to the Department of Defense and is now a partner at the law firm Scale, told CNN that Hegseth’s position didn’t make sense from a policy perspective.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Iran says nuclear site was targeted Reza Najafi, Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, told reporters that airstrikes targeted the Natanz nuclear enrichment site on Sunday.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Reza Najafi, Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, told reporters that airstrikes targeted the Natanz nuclear enrichment site on Sunday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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Instead, their buffer is only four and their remarkable defensive record is ever-so-slightly less remarkable, with seven goals conceded in 23 league games.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Workers in these countries are typically paid below subsistence levels with no savings buffer, the Clean Clothes Campaign said.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Middleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middleman. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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