MEDIATING Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

mediating

verb

present participle of mediate

as in intervening

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 mediating Kushner soon stepped into a central role in mediating the conflict. — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Lovely Butterfly moves between the tactility of personal letters and abstraction of aerial digital maps, mediating the scales of intimacy and distance. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 Rather than repeatedly mediating the same disagreements, tech leaders can examine whether the systems and processes around the work are setting teams up for conflict. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026 The report’s authors said AI agents, retailer algorithms and digital platforms are increasingly mediating product discovery. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 Quietly, Alpha 2 (Dave Bautista) is mediating all matters, and another Alpha Gang member (Chris Pine) comes down to Earth. — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026 Officials from mediating countries Egypt, Qatar and Turkey also were there. — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 Kushner was one of a trio of envoys meeting with al-Hayya, with officials from mediating countries Egypt, Qatar and Turkey also there. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 Kushner and Hamas’ Khalil al Hayya were joined by mediating officials from Turkey, Egypt, and Qatar. — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026

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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

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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

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