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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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Pakistan has been mediating negotiations between US and Iranian officials.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Negotiations are said to be ongoing, with Pakistan -- which is mediating between the US and Iran -- sending its military chief to Tehran in an attempt to seal a deal.

From Barron's • May 22, 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

Still, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the clashes showed there was "no military solution to a political crisis" and pointed to Pakistan's efforts to keep mediating.

From Barron's • May 5, 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