as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
has a black-and-white view of human nature, believing that there is no mediate state between good and evil
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as in to intervene
to act as a go-between for opposing sides
their middle child is often asked to mediate between the oldest and the youngest
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Recent Examples of mediate
Discover Magazine, 27 July 2010
To this day, the United States sits at the center of many of the international institutions that govern the global commons, mediate disputes, and facilitate free trade.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Next, both partners need to do some soul-searching together, ideally with the help of a couples therapist who can mediate and provide direction.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Limited animal and human studies suggest that brain regions (e.g., insula, anterior cingulated [ACC], orbitofrontal [OFC]) and neurotransmitters (dopamine) that mediate substance dependence may also be involved with love addiction (as for PG).
—Discover Magazine, 27 July 2010
To this day, the United States sits at the center of many of the international institutions that govern the global commons, mediate disputes, and facilitate free trade.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Verb
This trust erosion preceded—and statistically mediated—a significant drop in job satisfaction scores, supporting the mediational model proposed here.
—Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Next, both partners need to do some soul-searching together, ideally with the help of a couples therapist who can mediate and provide direction.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediate
Adjective
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Rose is the 13th man age 40 or older to lead at the halfway point of a major since 2012.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Piastri was coasting around the track for much of the race, building up a solid lead over his rivals, before a safety car injected some jeopardy at the halfway point.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The church said the shooting was not carried out by anyone affiliated with its ministry, and Shed was killed while attempting to intervene.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Wolff said Xi may not be ready to take Taiwan by force yet as there are other hotspots in the South China Sea where the U.S. potentially would be obliged to intervene against Chinese belligerence, such as the Philippines.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There are five total categories: 20% off for customers who can fit through the smallest space, 15% for the next-smallest space, 10% off for the middle space, 5% off for the next-largest opening and full price for those who can only fit through the largest gap.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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On the middle floor, where Wade’s cousins used to live, a Ring camera had been installed.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Cabinet members reportedly watched the fiery exchange without interfering.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
10 Mar. 2025
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Refuse to let anyone interfere or talk you out of following your instincts.—
Eugenia Last,
The Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Flaws Of Traditional Financial Systems Traditional payment systems are expensive due to intermediary banks as well as credit card networks.—
Raymond Qu,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The current process often involves sending funds through intermediary countries like the UK or US.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Varma is an associate professor of the psychological/medial anthropology subfield and the vice chair of undergraduate studies.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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According to media reports, Bridgeman suffered a medial emergency at a Louisville hotel during a fundraising event Tuesday.—
Bruce Schreiner,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That decision has become central to the defense’s latest motion to seek dismissal of the case.—
Andrea Tinianow,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Müller’s central argument has been that populism should primarily be defined as a movement in which a leader claims to represent a silenced or forgotten—and almost always exclusionary—majority.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In Lisbon, median real estate sales prices soared 62% from 2018 to 2024.—
Meehika Barua,
HubSpot,
18 Apr. 2025
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The median sales price in the area is now $476,667, according to Zillow.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Mediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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