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
The team unites design, R&D, and manufacturing under one roof to reduce unnecessary markups, so that consumers pay for craftsmanship, not middlemen.
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William Jones, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Naadam launched in 2013, immediately generating attention based on its mission of sourcing cashmere fibers directly from Mongolian herding communities — thereby cutting out the middlemen and paying suppliers more.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Insurance coverage, pharmacy benefit managers, and middlemen all play a role in final costs.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
The administration has taken executive action to elevate direct-to-consumer medicine sales, which expands patient choice and lowers prices by cutting out healthcare middlemen.
—Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Quince’s business model cuts out traditional middlemen like distributors to offer these high-quality materials like cashmere and silk at budget-friendly, accessible prices.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
The industry employs over a million people and involves dozens of export companies, more than 450 shrimp hatcheries, more than 50 feed mills, individual middlemen and about 100,000 shrimp farms, most of them small enterprises.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
With over $95 billion in remittances flowing into the continent annually — and this number only growing — billions are lost to middlemen each year.
—Gwera Kiwana, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
However, thus far, the costs of the tariffs have primarily been absorbed by middlemen, rather than manufacturers and consumers.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middlemen
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Measures also include restricting dollar-clearing and maritime insurance, blacklisting intermediaries and dark fleet tankers, and targeting front companies.—
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Sliwa has said that wealthy intermediaries have offered him money in exchange for dropping out, accusing Cuomo of being behind them.—
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Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey — the main mediators with Hamas — are pressing the Islamist group to agree to a deal that would free Israeli hostages, end the conflict, and ultimately disarm and dismantle the organization.—
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Key mediators Qatar and Egypt are set to hold meetings with Hamas in Doha on Tuesday evening to discuss the proposal.—
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But increasing numbers of deep-pocketed, avid collectors are creating more opportunities for sellers and brokers.—
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Data brokers collect and sell details like your name, phone, address and even past debts.—
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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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DyStar’s production plants consumed 70,760 tonnes of raw materials and intermediates in 2024.—
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What are McKinney-Vento liaisons?—
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The program employs court liaisons who are experts in working with defendants in the competency process and who aim to connect such defendants to care and resources.—
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“Middlemen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middlemen. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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