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as in negotiator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
the broker in the hostage situation was a prominent reporter that the gunman felt he could trust
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as in seller
the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money
all of the local yacht brokers were at the boat show
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Recent Examples of broker
Amazon has presented an alternative to hiring brokers, paying closing and escrow fees, and all the other costs associated with traditional homeownership: expandable tiny houses.
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
These services continuously monitor and remove your sensitive information from data brokers and websites that could be exploited by criminals.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Such contract discussions often take until the last minute to get hammered out, but one detail about the hospitals spooked a North Texas health insurance broker who requested his name not be used out of job security concerns.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
Real estate broker Ellen Sykes reiterates that prospective buyers are not very good at imagining a home looking different than what’s presented.
—Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
These services continuously monitor and remove your sensitive information from data brokers and websites that could be exploited by criminals.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Such contract discussions often take until the last minute to get hammered out, but one detail about the hospitals spooked a North Texas health insurance broker who requested his name not be used out of job security concerns.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
Real estate broker Ellen Sykes reiterates that prospective buyers are not very good at imagining a home looking different than what’s presented.
—Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broker
Noun
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Dabney recalls that the seller was upgrading his solar array and getting rid of his current panels, which were about five years old.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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As Uso surpassed top stars like Roman Reigns and CM Punk to become WWE’s top merchandise seller, the Yeet movement catapulted Uso to not one but two of the most shocking upsets in WWE history.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Speaking to Iranian state television from Algeria, Abbas Araghchi maintained the talks would be indirect, likely with Omani mediators shuttling between the parties.—
Jon Gambrell and Amir Vahdat,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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In diplomatic terms, that means mediators pass messages between the sides.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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All the while, Jerome seemed to fuel his own fire by looking for the nearest opponent or hot dog vendor to talk to after seemingly every bucket.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Despite this, all taxes, employees, and vendors were paid.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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And by having a direct relationships instead of dealing with intermediaries, Capital One can create more value for merchants, small businesses, and consumers.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
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The administration is now engaged in talks with its Iranian counterparts — at times, indirectly via intermediaries and, at others, directly, with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff taking the lead in lengthy discussions with the Islamic Republic’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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In February, OpenAI launched AI agent tool Deep Research weeks before publishing its system card.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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Now, with the company’s rejuvenated push into artificial intelligence and AI agents, Apple is combining these interests to redesign and rethink the way that consumers approach their healthcare needs.—
Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D.,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Recently, Unrivaled announced via ESPN Paige Bueckers, UConn star, and projected first pick in the draft has signed a three-year deal with the league after serving as a league ambassador this past season.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Tyla was announced as a Pandora ambassador on April 8, before her Coachella 2025 performance.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
12 Apr. 2025
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Freight forwarders may fear that collaboration could lead them to become an unnecessary middleman.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Boosters of the technology depict it as a way to cut middlemen such as banks out of financial transactions and to make those transactions more transparent and secure.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
2 Apr. 2025
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Jeanette Rodriguez, who serves as a liaison between local law enforcement and the Venezuelan migrant community in Aurora, said Tren de Aragua members don't flaunt obvious signs of gang membership.—
Lilia Luciano,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2025
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According to a statement, the London Museum’s finds liaison officer examines around 5,000 objects each year and records 700 of them, acquiring a small number of objects for the museum’s permanent collection.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broker. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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