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as in average
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
with a compact being too small and a van too large, we settled on an intermediate-sized sedan
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as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
although the party activists tend to back candidates with somewhat extreme views, ordinary voters generally prefer the intermediate aspirant
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as in intermediary
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
she often used her father as an intermediate in arguments with her mother
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as in to intervene
to act as a go-between for opposing sides
if the secretary-general chooses to intermediate in this dispute, he'll need all of his diplomatic skills just to get both sides in the same room
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Recent Examples of intermediate
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Tactical decisions – these decisions address intermediate issues to help achieve strategy priorities.
—Terina Allen, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
However, there is still a plethora of choices, not least of which is IMAX 2D. Wicked was shot on the now ubiquitous Arri Alexa 65 digital camera, with a 6.5K source and a 4K digital intermediate – but the entire thing is presented in ‘scope’, which in this case means 2.39:1.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2022
Of the Colts’ four completions of 20 yards or more in the last two games, three have been short to intermediate throws that the receiver turned into a bigger play.
—The Indianapolis Star, 24 Nov. 2022
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Adjective
Silt Silt is also very fine, with particles intermediate in size between clay and sand.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Tactical decisions – these decisions address intermediate issues to help achieve strategy priorities.
—Terina Allen, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
But nine more races encompassing short tracks, road courses and intermediates all give Truex a chance to have one final moment of glory in victory lane before his Hall of Fame career wraps up.
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—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
However, there is still a plethora of choices, not least of which is IMAX 2D. Wicked was shot on the now ubiquitous Arri Alexa 65 digital camera, with a 6.5K source and a 4K digital intermediate – but the entire thing is presented in ‘scope’, which in this case means 2.39:1.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Verb
With +play, Verizon is taking aim at other companies seeking to intermediate the relationship between streaming services and consumers, helping those services grow and expand, while taking a small cut in the process.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2022
Of the Colts’ four completions of 20 yards or more in the last two games, three have been short to intermediate throws that the receiver turned into a bigger play.
—The Indianapolis Star, 24 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermediate
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By holding out, perhaps the Red Sox could get Bregman on a shorter contract with opt-outs and a high average annual value.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Americans’ average hourly wages rose from $29.84 to $35.69 over the last four years, a 19.6% pay bump.Derek Saul, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Once enough people have donated enough money to reach the halfway point of an individual fundraiser's target, Damon and Bell will pay in the rest to get them over the line.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Darnell Nurse — 84 The veteran got a late start to the preseason and looked behind for a time, but has been playing some of the best hockey through the halfway point of the schedule.Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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With Abrams as an occasional intermediary, Pelletier and Wolff hammered out a basic story shape.Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Spector was sentenced 3 1/2 years in a maximum-security penal colony for acting as an intermediary in giving a bribe to Dvorkovich's aide.Anastasia Bagaeva, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024
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America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The United States designates the Houthis as a terrorist group, and Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, U.S. allies in the region, intervened in the civil war to fight against the Houthis.Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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What To Know The median monthly housing payment hit a record of $2,920 in 2024, rising 4.3 percent from 2023 and 86 percent from 2019, according to .Robert Thorpe, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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That’s the median home price in the Pacific Palisades, according to Redfin.Ty Roush, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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During the night-owl years of middle and high school, early wakeups inevitably mean insufficient and irregular sleep.Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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Discovered at the Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire, southern England, the prints are believed to be from the middle Jurassic era, researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham said in a statement.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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The Associated Press | Abdel Kareem Hana Dozens of Israeli strikes hit Gaza over the weekend as Israeli and Hamas officials continued indirect ceasefire talks through mediators in Qatar.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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The talks will be brokered by Qatari and Egyptian mediators.David Brennan, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, however, Trudeau learned that the Chinese state had been interfering in Canadian elections for some time.David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Their agreeing to interfere came right after Trump spoke by phone with Alito, ostensibly about an applicant for an agency general counsel position that had been an Alito clerk.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Intermediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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