as in intermediaries
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 middlemen
The middlemen, known as pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, have been around since the late 1960s and serve as intermediaries between drug manufacturers and health insurance providers.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
This type of direct contracting could generate substantial savings in cases when the middlemen model is set up at the expense of patients.
—Bobby Jindal, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
But with middlemen in short supply and contention out of the question, taking a gamble on his talent for a low price makes a lot of sense.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
By embracing a direct-to-consumer sales model, drugmakers can bypass middlemen such as pharmacy benefit managers and potentially capture some of the billions of dollars in revenue that flow through those intermediaries each year.
—Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
The team unites design, R&D, and manufacturing under one roof to reduce unnecessary markups, so that consumers pay for craftsmanship, not middlemen.
—William Jones, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The order also requires the companies to establish direct-to-consumer avenues to cut out middlemen and not sell drugs for lower prices in other countries.
—Jesse Byrnes, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
Naadam launched in 2013, immediately generating attention based on its mission of sourcing cashmere fibers directly from Mongolian herding communities — thereby cutting out the middlemen and paying suppliers more.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Insurance coverage, pharmacy benefit managers, and middlemen all play a role in final costs.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
This type of direct contracting could generate substantial savings in cases when the middlemen model is set up at the expense of patients.
—Bobby Jindal, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
But with middlemen in short supply and contention out of the question, taking a gamble on his talent for a low price makes a lot of sense.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
By embracing a direct-to-consumer sales model, drugmakers can bypass middlemen such as pharmacy benefit managers and potentially capture some of the billions of dollars in revenue that flow through those intermediaries each year.
—Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
The team unites design, R&D, and manufacturing under one roof to reduce unnecessary markups, so that consumers pay for craftsmanship, not middlemen.
—William Jones, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The order also requires the companies to establish direct-to-consumer avenues to cut out middlemen and not sell drugs for lower prices in other countries.
—Jesse Byrnes, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
Naadam launched in 2013, immediately generating attention based on its mission of sourcing cashmere fibers directly from Mongolian herding communities — thereby cutting out the middlemen and paying suppliers more.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Insurance coverage, pharmacy benefit managers, and middlemen all play a role in final costs.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middlemen
Noun
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The middlemen, known as pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, have been around since the late 1960s and serve as intermediaries between drug manufacturers and health insurance providers.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The tactics have allegedly included sourcing chips through intermediaries and stockpiling them, prompting the US to consider tighter restrictions and penalties.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The deal calls for the creation of a joint task force, including the United States and other mediators, to share information about the remains and try to find them.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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Israeli officials say the group must now provide full accounting for all deceased hostages, while mediators work to preserve a deal that has so far halted two years of devastating conflict.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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The package implements health certification requirements, voids contracts between brokers and consumers that require deposits and bans brokers from selling animals in the state.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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And help may be harder to find because some insurers no longer pay brokers commissions for new business.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This time around in talks with studios, union negotiators will be facing a new but familiar opponent on the other side of the table after longtime studio negotiator Carol Lombardini stepped down.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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After becoming more comfortable, intermediates often connect with local caving clubs through the National Speleological Society for deeper exploration.—
Heide Brandes,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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DyStar’s production plants consumed 70,760 tonnes of raw materials and intermediates in 2024.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Sep. 2025
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Headlining the group is more than two dozen ambassadorial appointments, including Sergio Gor, a top White House aide, and former Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker to become the top liaisons to India and the Bahamas.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
7 Oct. 2025
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That kind of interpretation worried other outside liaisons, who participate in ACIP meetings but don’t vote on vaccine policy recommendations to the CDC like members of the committee do.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Middlemen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middlemen. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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