as in intervened
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 mediated
Researchers surveyed 300 staff members and found that all four toxic workplace dimensions had a direct negative impact on productivity, and job burnout further mediated this relationship.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This summer alone, Acclivus mediated nearly 600 conflicts across 21 sites and large community events, according to Katrina Waddy, public education director for the organization.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Sigrid Nunez’s The Vulnerables and Deborah Levy’s August Blue both failed to understand how class mediated their characters’ basically unwounded experiences of Covid.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Trump also mediated a ceasefire between Iran and Israel in their 12-Day War earlier this summer, and has been pursuing a peace deal in the Russia-Ukraine war.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
This association was partially mediated by differences in body weight throughout childhood, with childhood obesity linked to early pubertal onset.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Instead, the need to consume salt is mediated by taste and the brain’s reward pathways.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
The United Arab Emirates has also mediated between Russia and Ukraine for prisoner swaps.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 8 Aug. 2025
At the same time, the Supreme Court said in a 2019 decision that disputes over partisan gerrymandering should not be mediated by federal judges.
—Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This summer alone, Acclivus mediated nearly 600 conflicts across 21 sites and large community events, according to Katrina Waddy, public education director for the organization.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Sigrid Nunez’s The Vulnerables and Deborah Levy’s August Blue both failed to understand how class mediated their characters’ basically unwounded experiences of Covid.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Trump also mediated a ceasefire between Iran and Israel in their 12-Day War earlier this summer, and has been pursuing a peace deal in the Russia-Ukraine war.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
This association was partially mediated by differences in body weight throughout childhood, with childhood obesity linked to early pubertal onset.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Instead, the need to consume salt is mediated by taste and the brain’s reward pathways.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
The United Arab Emirates has also mediated between Russia and Ukraine for prisoner swaps.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 8 Aug. 2025
At the same time, the Supreme Court said in a 2019 decision that disputes over partisan gerrymandering should not be mediated by federal judges.
—Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediated
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The next day, top Israeli ministers were scheduled to discuss the idea of annexation—that is, until the UAE intervened.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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Black’s sister Molly Watts said the family had doubts after agreeing to donate Black’s organs but felt unheard until the 34-year-old doctor, in his first year as a neurosurgeon, intervened.—
Cara Anthony,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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But the coach allegedly interfered in that meeting too.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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There's also an interesting in-ring incident that occurred at a WWE house show, where Roxanne interfered on behalf of fellow Judgement Day member Dominick Mysterio and hit her move, Pop Rox, on CM Punk.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Mediated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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