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
The Seafood Market's fishermen deliver their morning catch directly to the kitchen, no middlemen, no frozen Pacific sole flown from Vietnam.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Go from being the middleman to the actual sole sort of point of sale.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
PBMs are middlemen that negotiate drug prices between manufacturers, insurers and pharmacies, but these middlemen have been taken over by corporate giants.
—Hendrell Remus, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2026
Founded by two female beauty industry experts who cut out the middleman and source clinically proven ingredients themselves, eliminating unnecessary markups.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Go from being the middleman to the actual sole sort of point of sale.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
PBMs are middlemen that negotiate drug prices between manufacturers, insurers and pharmacies, but these middlemen have been taken over by corporate giants.
—Hendrell Remus, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2026
Founded by two female beauty industry experts who cut out the middleman and source clinically proven ingredients themselves, eliminating unnecessary markups.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for middleman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middleman
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Science communication is a subfield of communication studies that entails the communication of scientists’ research findings mostly via intermediaries to policy decision makers, societal groups, and the public as well as the feedback that those groups can provide to the scientific community.—
Prodromos Yannas,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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Employee equity compensation transactions and accounts managed by advisors or intermediaries through Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions® are subject to different commission schedules.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Pakistan had hoped to help finalize the memorandum last week, but the effort did not materialize, and mediators are still working on various proposals, the diplomat said.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Putin suggested at the weekend that former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who has had close business ties to Russia, could act as a mediator.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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The state alleges Netflix then shared or disclosed portions of that information to commercial data brokers and advertising technology firms, allowing the data to be combined with information collected elsewhere online to create detailed consumer profiles.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 2026
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Together, the movements reflected an apparent effort to insulate some of Iran's remaining military and aviation assets from the expanding conflict, even as officials publicly served as brokers for de-escalation.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Becky Mitchell, Colorado's lead negotiator, said the Lower Basin plan is a good first step but doesn't do enough to protect Lake Powell.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Top Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov will meet with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Miami today to try to revive efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, which have been sidelined by the war in Iran.—
Jennifer Hansler,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Cory Arsenault, the Coast Guard liaison officer for Haiti, in a release.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
5 May 2026
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In the end, the reporter came to the conclusion that the one-liners were Monroe’s own, a judgment backed up by an anonymous Fox press agent who had been one of the main liaisons between Monroe and the studio.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The state will select the winner from among Brown and four other finalists in July, and that teacher will serve one year as a state ambassador for teachers.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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The first 70 cars in line will receive free gas courtesy of the film and its ambassadors, with merch also being handed out on-site while supplies last.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 May 2026
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The world has burned through oil inventories at a record speed as the Iran war throttles flows from the Persian Gulf, eating into the very buffer that protects against supply shocks.—
Grant Smith,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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To manage this risk, the Ingenuity team strictly capped rotational speeds at 2,700 rpm and maintained a safety buffer to avoid the unpredictable physics of the sound barrier and potential turbulence from Martian dust devils.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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“Middleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middleman. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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