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Recent Examples of negotiator
Ahead of the vote, a bipartisan group of senators — among them Katie Britt, the Alabama Republican who's been a key negotiator in the talks to end the DHS shutdown — huddled on the floor of the Senate chamber.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Writers Guild of America West chief negotiator Ellen Stutzman was likely wrapping up her first week of talks with the major Hollywood studios Friday afternoon when the union’s staff called her back to their own bargaining table.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
The killing of veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani — seen by some as a potential, palatable negotiator — may have strengthened hardliners in Tehran (who were never weak or restrained to begin with).
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
One of the many hats worn by the pragmatist Larijani was his role as a leading negotiator tasked with finding common ground with Washington.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Now 95, Huerta helped organize the 1965 Delano strike of 5,000 grape workers and was the lead negotiator in the workers contract that followed, according to the National Women’s History Museum.
—ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
Why Larijani's death is significant Larijani was a former Revolutionary Guards officer who went on to run state broadcasting, serve as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and serve as the speaker of parliament for more than a decade.
—Tucker Reals, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
As officers waited to take Lombera into custody, a crisis negotiator tried to find a phone number to communicate with Lombera but was not successful, Wagstaffe said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
The 30-year-old international affairs graduate student had served as a negotiator and spokesperson for student activists at Columbia University during an encampment protesting the Israel-Hamas war.
—Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Writers Guild of America West chief negotiator Ellen Stutzman was likely wrapping up her first week of talks with the major Hollywood studios Friday afternoon when the union’s staff called her back to their own bargaining table.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
The killing of veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani — seen by some as a potential, palatable negotiator — may have strengthened hardliners in Tehran (who were never weak or restrained to begin with).
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
One of the many hats worn by the pragmatist Larijani was his role as a leading negotiator tasked with finding common ground with Washington.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Now 95, Huerta helped organize the 1965 Delano strike of 5,000 grape workers and was the lead negotiator in the workers contract that followed, according to the National Women’s History Museum.
—ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
Why Larijani's death is significant Larijani was a former Revolutionary Guards officer who went on to run state broadcasting, serve as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and serve as the speaker of parliament for more than a decade.
—Tucker Reals, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
As officers waited to take Lombera into custody, a crisis negotiator tried to find a phone number to communicate with Lombera but was not successful, Wagstaffe said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
The 30-year-old international affairs graduate student had served as a negotiator and spokesperson for student activists at Columbia University during an encampment protesting the Israel-Hamas war.
—Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiator
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Islamabad has emerged as a mediator, having relatively good ties with Washington and Tehran, after what Pakistani officials call weeks of quiet diplomacy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Pakistan has emerged as a mediator, having relatively good ties with both Washington and Tehran.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Beneath the surface of these multilingual conversations, English functions as a hidden intermediary.—
Gareth Barkin,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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The two sides have been exchanging messages via intermediaries in third-party countries including Pakistan, but no face-to-face talks have been arranged.—
Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Heavy water is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Wikipedia has updated its editing policies to make clear to all site moderators that they are not allowed to use large language models to generate Wikipedia content.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Negotiator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiator. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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