as in intermediaries
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
the retired statesman is often asked to be a middleman in international disputes
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Recent Examples of middlemen
In other instances, Warrick said, there will be ghost carriers or fraudulent pickups of drivers or middlemen posing as legitimate transporters, but who are really smugglers.
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
On the other are middlemen who lurk on message apps like Telegram, WeChat and WhatsApp offering access to people inside Amazon who can get things done for a price.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Pharmacy benefit managers work as middlemen of sorts between insurers, pharmacies, and drug manufacturers to negotiate drug prices and manage prescription benefits.
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Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Then, opportunistic middlemen, with one foot in the private sector and the other in the security state, offered the founders protection—in return for a piece of their fast-growing companies.
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Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
Quince’s business model cuts out traditional middlemen like distributors to offer these high-quality materials like cashmere and silk at budget-friendly, low prices.
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Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
Farm to table refers to food sourced directly from local farms, ranches, dairies or producers, with fewer middlemen between growers and the people eating the food.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
What farm to table actually means At its core, farm to table describes food sourced directly from local farms, ranches, dairies or producers, with fewer middlemen between growers and consumers.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
On top of that, those making money on clips tend to be the middlemen clippers, rather than the original creators.
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Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
12 May 2026
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
On the other are middlemen who lurk on message apps like Telegram, WeChat and WhatsApp offering access to people inside Amazon who can get things done for a price.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Pharmacy benefit managers work as middlemen of sorts between insurers, pharmacies, and drug manufacturers to negotiate drug prices and manage prescription benefits.
—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Then, opportunistic middlemen, with one foot in the private sector and the other in the security state, offered the founders protection—in return for a piece of their fast-growing companies.
—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
Quince’s business model cuts out traditional middlemen like distributors to offer these high-quality materials like cashmere and silk at budget-friendly, low prices.
—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
Farm to table refers to food sourced directly from local farms, ranches, dairies or producers, with fewer middlemen between growers and the people eating the food.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
What farm to table actually means At its core, farm to table describes food sourced directly from local farms, ranches, dairies or producers, with fewer middlemen between growers and consumers.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
On top of that, those making money on clips tend to be the middlemen clippers, rather than the original creators.
—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middlemen
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Subsequent Fortune reporting on the files traced how Epstein spent roughly a decade working to insert himself into Gates’ inner circle—directly and through intermediaries—and kept at it even after Gates stopped communicating with him.
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But as the January date approached, Atkin and Jammi’s research showed that intermediaries were still sending money to prominent peddlers of election conspiracies like Dan Bongino and Tucker Carlson.
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Some are journalists, mediators, plumbers, custodians, and writers.
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Instead, the mediators will convey points from either side to the other, with the goal being to ease tension following another exchange of fire that erupted at the end of last week.
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By late spring, with markets overcoming Iran war fears and the SpaceX IPO and other offerings creating massive liquidity events, the Manhattan market sprang to life, brokers said.
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There are hundreds of data brokers and people-search sites, and each one may have its own opt-out process.
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This time around in talks with studios, union negotiators will be facing a new but familiar opponent on the other side of the table after longtime studio negotiator Carol Lombardini stepped down.
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According to the researchers, the catalyst weakens excessive bonding between iron sites and hydroxyl intermediates, allowing the reaction to proceed more smoothly and reducing one of the major bottlenecks in zinc-air battery operation.
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More than 90% of China-ASEAN trade is in industrial intermediates rather than finished goods, and intra-regional FDI flows now represent roughly half of the FDI stock within the ASEAN+3 region, according to AMRO.
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The Kreung people of northeastern Cambodia build huts for their adolescent daughters to use for erotic liaisons and encourage them to have as many of these as possible before choosing a husband.
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As members of the Arapahoe County Advisory Committee, Janet Becker-Wold and Edie Summers now serve as liaisons between county leaders and the community.
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“Middlemen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middlemen. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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