Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

intermediate

[in-ter-mee-dee-it] / ˌɪn tərˈmi di ɪt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

In the first five months of 2026, China’s exports of intermediate and capital goods rose 25% and 12%, respectively, from a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

“Right now we are right at that intersection of short, intermediate and long-term recovery.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Tweaks to the rules to lessen the problem were made after just three races, and the engine split will be modified to become 60-40 by 2028, with an intermediate step for next year.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Those intermediate molecules can drift into neighboring synthesis sites, reducing the separation between reactions even though the pH remains tightly controlled.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

There’s no intermediate point in the process in which you confront the potential employer as a free agent, entitled to cut her own deal.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Converting natural gas into flexible chemical intermediates could expand industrial options and gradually decrease reliance on traditional petrochemical feedstocks.

From Science Daily Feb. 27, 2026

New driver Isack Hadjar crashed in the afternoon in the quick final corner, having just switched from full wet tyres to intermediates.

From BBC Jan. 30, 2026

But once the track was dry enough for intermediates in the final session, Norris was the pace-setter.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2025

The team used electrocatalysis, a type of chemical reaction initiated by electron transfers to and from reactants on surfaces of catalysts, to convert carbon dioxide into biocompatible intermediates, such as acetate and ethanol.

From Science Daily Nov. 14, 2024

Even in these cases, however, the probability of two randomly selected people being linked by two intermediates is unexpectedly high.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Analyst Thomas Strong says funding costs are the biggest surprise in Judo’s trading update and he sees them benefiting further from the Australian business lender’s previously announced introduction of intermediated savings deposits from next month.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2025

Critically, it said a digital dollar would "best suit" U.S. needs if it were intermediated through the current financial system.

From Reuters Jan. 20, 2022

Speech has never been more free or less intermediated.

From The Guardian Sep. 3, 2019

The SEC’s investigation also concluded that the DAO wasn’t a general partnership made up of its various token holders, because there was a layer of management that intermediated between the fund and its investors.

From The Verge Jul. 27, 2017

Funds and assistance for the preparation of intermediated drafts and logistics support for all stages of preparation of this guide were provided by Biological Systems, Inc.,

From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by David Caldwell

Banks like JPMorgan have been reckoning with the growing popularity of stablecoins, which threaten the traditional role that they have played in intermediating payments between customers around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

We were intermediating and we were hedging our risk.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 21, 2026

Dealers typically support market liquidity by intermediating customer trades - for example, by taking customer sell orders into inventory when buyers are absent.

From Reuters Nov. 8, 2022

Uber embraced the mayor's decision, calling it "the first step toward guaranteeing that apps intermediating travel with technology have a place in the city."

From Reuters May 10, 2016

The subconscious self as intermediating between nature and the higher region— 2.

From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by William James




Vocabulary lists containing intermediate


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training