INTERMEDIATING Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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The guardrails monitor the spacecraft’s condition and the neural network’s outputs, intervening when predefined safety limits are approached.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
In the intervening years hot chicken appeared at restaurants spanning LA to NYC, even earning a controversial spot on KFC’s menu in 2016.

— Ellen Fort, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026

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Kris Statlander stopped Hikaru Shida from interfering near the end of the match.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
In her role as well as elsewhere, Kalle downplays the explicit homophobia that might have rendered this a more simplistic allegory, making Asla less a figure of interfering jealousy than a woman who simply doesn’t want to be abandoned yet again.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026

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