How to Use mediate in a Sentence

mediate

1 of 2 adjective
  • A couples’ counselor would help to direct the many strands of challenges here, as well as mediate conversations between the two of you.
    — Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2020
  • The site of your injury swells as your blood flow increases and your body ramps up the production of cytokines, a type of protein that helps mediate inflammation.
    — Outside Online, 17 Feb. 2021
  • This includes Melon Kitchen, a vendor that acts as a ghost kitchen and helps mediate restaurant start-up costs for budding Black chefs.
    — Cate Charron, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Wrinkles form in many leaves' cuticles—coatings that limit water evaporation, mediate gas exchange, and protect the plant from pathogens.
    — Monique Brouillette, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Part of the story could be that variations in the gene that codes for the oxytocin receptor—the molecule that oxytocin binds to on nerve cells in the brain—mediate differences in social behavior.
    — Julie Hecht, Scientific American, 1 May 2017
  • The United States will have to better support Africa’s capacity to prevent, mediate, and resolve conflicts.
    — Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
  • Listen, mediate and facilitate while sticking to facts and objectivity.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Violence prevention advocates have been working to defuse situations, mediate conflicts and distribute free gun locks.
    — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2021
  • Sometimes referred to as the nurse practitioners of the law industry, legal service providers offer a less expensive way to file documents and mediate disputes in civil court than hiring a lawyer.
    — Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Raji calls for creating an audit oversight board within a federal agency to do things like enforce standards or mediate disputes between auditors and companies.
    — Khari Johnson, Wired, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Attorney Joanne Lipo Zovic has been helping mediate tenant-landlord disputes since 2017.
    — Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 June 2020
  • 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
  • Police forces fight terrorism abroad, perform homeless services, work with children in schools, respond to calls for mental health crises, perform social work and welfare checks, mediate domestic disputes, and respond to drug overdoses.
    — Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 25 May 2021
  • The documentary also showed interviews with residents who carry guns for protection but did not use footage of residents who have created community programs meant to keep children safe and mediate disputes.
    — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Instead, Durand recommended schools train existing staff or security officers to de-escalate fights and mediate conflicts.
    — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 31 May 2023
  • Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators mediate communication between neurons and between neurons and non-neural cells.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Unlike human leaders, AI cannot interpret the moral weight of a policy decision, mediate conflict through emotional intelligence, or make judgment calls that require contextual sensitivity.
    — Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Some 120 organizations monitor compliance or mediate disputes.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025
  • Expecting Women To Perform Emotional Labor Women are often expected to organize celebrations, mentor new employees, mediate conflicts, and provide emotional support—all tasks that benefit organizations but often go unrecognized in promotion decisions.
    — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

mediate

2 of 2 verb
  • He has been appointed to mediate the dispute.
  • He is attempting to mediate a settlement between the company and the striking workers.
  • Negotiators are trying to mediate a cease-fire.
  • But experts are pretty sure the urge to go is mediated by the brain.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 18 Aug. 2023
  • It’s all mediated through art and through writing.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Qatar once again appears to be mediating.
    — Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Your relationship with him need not be mediated by her at all.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • Egypt and Qatar, along with the United States, helped mediate the deal.
    — Josef Federman, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The president wants peace between the nations, and has tried to mediate.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
  • You’re called in to mediate as Venus enters Pisces, but your peers lack your patience.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Alonso mediated by promising two days off in the event of a victory.
    — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Does anyone else have the authority to mediate between the two of you?
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • Instead, the need to consume salt is mediated by taste and the brain’s reward pathways.
    — Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
  • That’s because most of our public life is now mediated online, and there aren’t enough spaces.
    — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Is oxytocin one of the many modulators that is mediating all those changes?
    — Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Iran’s neighbor Pakistan has played a key mediating role.
    — Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 7 June 2026
  • There are eight massless gluons that mediate the strong force, and no other particles are involved in it.
    — Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The case was mediated and later dismissed.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Prosecutors said the case was mediated, and the victim was in agreement with the plea terms.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Until that day, the business would have to be mediated through the market and run the risk of descent into late value form.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Qatar's prime minister, who is involved with mediating the talks, said today that an agreement is within reach.
    — CBS News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • China sent a special envoy to the Middle East last week to mediate a ceasefire.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Mar. 2026
  • In the past, Druse religious leaders tried to mediate and calm the situation when protests broke out.
    — Raja Abdulrahim, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Efforts to mediate a deal continued.
    — Arkansas Online, 11 June 2026
  • Efforts to mediate a deal continued.
    — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
  • At the time, Qatar and Turkey mediated a fragile ceasefire.
    — Fazelminallah Qazizai, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
  • That framework includes the new Board of Trade, which would mediate trade disputes between the countries.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 15 May 2026
  • States also need to create bankable demand for clean power; it cannot be left to utilities to create or mediate demand.
    — Tom Bitting, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Her experience of the film’s success was mediated mostly through screens.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Cain also wanted to have a third director appointed that was neutral to help mediate disputes.
    — Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026

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