as in mediator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
the former diplomat is coming out of retirement to lend his talents as a peacemaker to these crucial negotiations
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Recent Examples of peacemaker
Now, as Ukraine and its allies attempt to forge another path to peace, experts warn the failures of Minsk serve as a cautionary tale for today’s peacemakers, and that the risks of history repeating are clear.
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Clare Sebastian, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Yes, Putin the peacemaker and Zelenskyy the warmonger.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Three years into the war, my hopes for supporting peacemaker Zelenskyy lie in three directions, none of them assured.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Cecil, ever the peacemaker, wants to bring the group back to neutral ground.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
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Clare Sebastian, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Yes, Putin the peacemaker and Zelenskyy the warmonger.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Three years into the war, my hopes for supporting peacemaker Zelenskyy lie in three directions, none of them assured.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Cecil, ever the peacemaker, wants to bring the group back to neutral ground.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peacemaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peacemaker
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The student played a leading role in last year’s campus protests about the rising death toll in Gaza in Israel’s war against Hamas and the university’s investment ties to Israel, acting as a mediator between Columbia administrators and student protesters.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Hermosillo works out of the agency’s Los Angeles office in Glendale, staffed by five mediators and a supervisor.—
Los Angeles Times,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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Employee perks include free park admission, complimentary and discounted tickets for friends and family, in-park discounts, employee referral bonuses and ambassador events and previews, the news release says.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2025
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Add Houston Rockets owner and ambassador to Italy, Tilman Fertitta, to the list of those dumbfounded by the Dallas Mavericks’ trade of Luka Doncic.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2025
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And on the horizon for New York mega broker Ryan Serhant, star of Owning Manhattan?—
Kitty Finstad,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Part of the vetting process is ensuring that the contacts own the factory, weeding out brokers or middlemen.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Peacemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peacemaker. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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