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mediating

VERB

try to bring to an agreement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arbitrate intercede interfere intervene negotiate resolve

STRONG

conciliate deal intermediate interpose moderate propitiate reconcile referee settle umpire

WEAK

act as middle bring to terms go fifty-fifty make a deal make peace meet halfway restore harmony step in strike happy medium trade off

Antonyms

STRONG

refuse

WEAK

argue contend disagree fight

Example Sentences

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"China is meeting leaders from around the world, coordinating positions and playing a mediating role," Lim Eul-chul, a North Korea expert at South Korea's Kyungnam University, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Qatar is a full mediating partner, along with Pakistan, in the diplomatic attempt to restart talks.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Pakistan's army chief was due in Iran on Thursday, Iranian media reported, with Islamabad mediating as Tehran examines a new US proposal to end the war.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The clinical psychologist on mediating problems between her mother and father, her two-chapter childhood and working with patients in front of the camera.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

By my second year, it was natural for me to spend a typical day mediating between Frederick Douglass’s integration into America and Martin Delany’s escape into nationalism.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates