intermediating

verb

present participle of intermediate
as in intervening
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 intermediating Rare is the business that grows by intermediating what is rendered worthless by the intermediation. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermediating
  1. intervening
  2. interfering
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  • Under their proposal, the intervening day before a vote to break a filibuster would be eliminated and debate time condensed, removing dead time from the Senate floor.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In that intervening century, women gained the vote and man went to the moon, but the appeal of entering an alternate universe where men pose no threat to the dreams of ambitious women remained constant.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of intervening
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  • If this is the players insisting on this alignment, or ownership interfering in roster mechanics, this Oilers team is headed for disaster.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The terms of the restraining order will bar Gupta and his gallery from interfering at all with Longcraft’s interest in the works.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of interfering

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“Intermediating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediating. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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