as in mediators
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
in the past he's served as an intermediary in several hostage situations
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Recent Examples of intermediaries
Subsequent Fortune reporting on the files traced how Epstein spent roughly a decade working to insert himself into Gates’ inner circle—directly and through intermediaries—and kept at it even after Gates stopped communicating with him.
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Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
But as the January date approached, Atkin and Jammi’s research showed that intermediaries were still sending money to prominent peddlers of election conspiracies like Dan Bongino and Tucker Carlson.
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Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
With shopping, authors of the report said the digital storefront is being completely rewritten by agentic browsers that act as autonomous intermediaries, which is reshaping how global commerce functions.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
The company built its own licenses and banking partnerships from the ground up to avoid relying on intermediaries, a decision that looked expensive in the early years and is now looking like a competitive advantage.
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Aaron Stanley,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Another defendant who pleaded guilty challenges the law through stealth and intermediaries for his company to win lucrative public building contracts.
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Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
The risk is the intermediaries — the financiers, the studio.
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Jack Dunn,
Variety,
27 June 2026
These could be either robotics companies or, at times, other intermediaries.
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Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
On Wall Street, as for an antiquarian bookseller, intermediaries tend to make the most money when the job is most difficult.
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Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
But as the January date approached, Atkin and Jammi’s research showed that intermediaries were still sending money to prominent peddlers of election conspiracies like Dan Bongino and Tucker Carlson.
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Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
With shopping, authors of the report said the digital storefront is being completely rewritten by agentic browsers that act as autonomous intermediaries, which is reshaping how global commerce functions.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
The company built its own licenses and banking partnerships from the ground up to avoid relying on intermediaries, a decision that looked expensive in the early years and is now looking like a competitive advantage.
—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Another defendant who pleaded guilty challenges the law through stealth and intermediaries for his company to win lucrative public building contracts.
—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
The risk is the intermediaries — the financiers, the studio.
—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
27 June 2026
These could be either robotics companies or, at times, other intermediaries.
—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
On Wall Street, as for an antiquarian bookseller, intermediaries tend to make the most money when the job is most difficult.
—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermediaries
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The mediators said Washington and Tehran would set up new communication lines to ensure the Strait of Hormuz is open and to end fighting in Lebanon, while Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the management of the strait would not return to the situation before the war.
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Negotiators reporting to the committee will lead groups focused on nuclear issues, sanctions, and other means to implement the US-Iran agreement, the mediators said in a joint statement.
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Pharmacy benefit managers work as middlemen of sorts between insurers, pharmacies, and drug manufacturers to negotiate drug prices and manage prescription benefits.
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Then, opportunistic middlemen, with one foot in the private sector and the other in the security state, offered the founders protection—in return for a piece of their fast-growing companies.
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The transition from cost management to cost containment depends upon employers, brokers and third-party administrators having open and clear discussions about definitions, including authority.
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Shefferman casts a wide net among winemakers, vintners, and brokers in his quest to buy bottles that would normally be sold to wineries’ private club members.
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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.
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The Kreung people of northeastern Cambodia build huts for their adolescent daughters to use for erotic liaisons and encourage them to have as many of these as possible before choosing a husband.
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As members of the Arapahoe County Advisory Committee, Janet Becker-Wold and Edie Summers now serve as liaisons between county leaders and the community.
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According to the researchers, the catalyst weakens excessive bonding between iron sites and hydroxyl intermediates, allowing the reaction to proceed more smoothly and reducing one of the major bottlenecks in zinc-air battery operation.
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More than 90% of China-ASEAN trade is in industrial intermediates rather than finished goods, and intra-regional FDI flows now represent roughly half of the FDI stock within the ASEAN+3 region, according to AMRO.
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In an era when athletes are often measured by their social media following or endorsement portfolio, Isaac quietly became one of Central Florida’s most dependable ambassadors.
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The Inyambo breed stands apart as cultural ambassadors and heritage symbols in Rwanda and Uganda.
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Before choosing a whitening method, check the care label for guidance on water temperature, safe cleaning agents, and recommended drying methods.
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When your workforce includes full-time employees, fractional specialists and AI agents, culture becomes about how work gets done, not who does it.
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“Intermediaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediaries. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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