as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
has a black-and-white view of human nature, believing that there is no mediate state between good and evil
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as in to intervene
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 mediate
Discover Magazine, 27 July 2010
To this day, the United States sits at the center of many of the international institutions that govern the global commons, mediate disputes, and facilitate free trade.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Ed Meza, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
The ceasefire was supposed to continue as long as talks over the second phase went on, according to the agreement reached after more than a year of negotiations mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar.
—TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Limited animal and human studies suggest that brain regions (e.g., insula, anterior cingulated [ACC], orbitofrontal [OFC]) and neurotransmitters (dopamine) that mediate substance dependence may also be involved with love addiction (as for PG).
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We have also been taught more to mediate, to manage our emotions through words and through care.
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Today, April 1, is the halfway mark between the 2020 and 2030 decennial census counts.—
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Throughout the first three seasons — with the third currently just past the halfway mark — there has been no shortage of deaths, with even some of the show's biggest stars making unexpected departures.—
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But Donald Trump intervened the next day after he was sworn in as president, signing an executive order to delay enforcement of that law and give ByteDance more time to find a buyer.—
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This creates an unprecedented opportunity to understand player behaviors, identify any signs of problem gambling and intervene before harm occurs.—
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The former is a crime thriller about a former baseball player (Austin Butler) who gets caught up in New York City’s underworld in the 1990s, while the latter is a romantic fantasy that follows two middle aged people who step through a magical portal into their past lives.—
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While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.—
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That approach works better, interfering less with the maestro’s performance(s), while sleight of hand allows the actor to appear opposite himself in a handful of scenes.—
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That complaint, in reference to electioneering and interfering in the polls, was lodged against Martin Sorice for wearing clothing supporting then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at an early voting Schererville site last fall.—
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Flaws Of Traditional Financial Systems Traditional payment systems are expensive due to intermediary banks as well as credit card networks.—
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The current process often involves sending funds through intermediary countries like the UK or US.—
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That 2005-06 season saw Linfield complete a clean sweep of all four domestic trophies, but a recurring medial knee injury limited Mulgrew’s game time.—
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Langer considers this wide platform more important than the denser medial post, which long defined the stability category.—
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Yeehaw Junction may stick out on the map thanks to its unusual name and central location — straddling State Road 60 and Florida’s Turnpike, with Tampa to the west and Vero Beach to the east.—
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Similarly, Weinrib said one of his clients, a man from Tajikistan applying for asylum, was apprehended at a standard check-in in New York and moved to central Pennsylvania.—
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Bear markets accompanied by recessions had a median duration of 528 calendar days and a market decline of 32.8 percent, the firm has found, using Dow Jones industrial average data since 1900.—
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Case in point: this two-story container house is listed at Amazon for under $50,000, less than a quarter of the current median home price.—
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“Mediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediate. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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