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as in average
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
with a compact being too small and a van too large, we settled on an intermediate-sized sedan
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as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
although the party activists tend to back candidates with somewhat extreme views, ordinary voters generally prefer the intermediate aspirant
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as in intermediary
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
she often used her father as an intermediate in arguments with her mother
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as in to intervene
to act as a go-between for opposing sides
if the secretary-general chooses to intermediate in this dispute, he'll need all of his diplomatic skills just to get both sides in the same room
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Korok Ray, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
A week after the Bears got the deep ball going, Sunday saw a lot of intermediate throws and Williams was quick to see it and decisive with good location.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
Jonny Bierman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2024
Riding the wave starts at $100 for beginners (for a group of 12), $150 for intermediates (group of 12), and $200 for the advanced (group of 9).
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2023
Kevin Warsh, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
Furano Ski Resort, accessed by a gondola and a fast cable car, offers beginner and intermediate cruising pistes.
—Janet O’Grady, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
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Adjective
Again, focus on the terminal value, not on the intermediate values.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
A week after the Bears got the deep ball going, Sunday saw a lot of intermediate throws and Williams was quick to see it and decisive with good location.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
Noun
Whistler is known worldwide in the LGBTQ+ community for its annual Whistler Pride festival, and while the resort attracts experts and intermediates, there are enough beginner runs and aprés options to fill a week-long stay.
—Jonny Bierman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2024
Riding the wave starts at $100 for beginners (for a group of 12), $150 for intermediates (group of 12), and $200 for the advanced (group of 9).
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2023
Verb
The Fed would intermediate wholesale and retail payments, including as the direct counterparty to U.S. consumers.
—Kevin Warsh, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
Furano Ski Resort, accessed by a gondola and a fast cable car, offers beginner and intermediate cruising pistes.
—Janet O’Grady, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermediate
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Their offensive average exit speed of 89.6 mph tied for MLB’s best - and their 87.3 mph average exit speed allowed stood alone at #1.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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For example, only 9% of a retailer’s online assortment on average is available in stores, based on a sample set of 30 retailers, according to the report.Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
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Now, only eight couples remain in the competition, which reached its halfway point last week.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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But there was only one less crash at the halfway point of 2024 compared with 2023, with most of them speed-related, the report showed.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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Combs and Jeffries were allegedly working with intermediaries.Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The open market, in which artists produced works for unknown buyers, required a new intermediary.Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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The university later suggested some records were sealed under attorney-client privilege after the newspaper intervened.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
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Once this goal is reached, medicine will be able to intervene with exquisite precision in disease processes that inexorably progress over the human lifespan.Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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For the month of September, median home prices fell -2.3% and have fallen for three months in a row.Robert Barone, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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The median sales price of U.S. homes was $412,300 in the second quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Census via the Federal Reserve.Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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The typical filer is more likely to be middle income, even though low-income Americans have the most debt relative to their earnings—suggesting that the system may not be reaching them.Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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All three Feldstein kids were born in L.A. Hill, the family’s middle child, was born on Dec. 20, 1983, and Feldstein was born on June 24, 1993.Julie Tremaine, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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What to watch: Qatari and Egyptian mediators are expected to meet with Hamas officials in the coming days to discuss the new plan and the path forward.Barak Ravid, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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One fundamental challenge for many organizations is that decision-making around conflict and the skills to manage or resolve disputes informally are often limited to a few people—HR teams or specialists, and in some cases, in-house mediators and conflict coaches.Anna Shields, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Russia, China, and Iran have attempted to interfere in the election by spreading misinformation about it and the candidates and by trying to sow division in America’s electorate.Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Oct. 2024
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Raquel Rodriguez interfered, causing Morgan to strike Jax with her WWE Women’s World Championship.Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Intermediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediate. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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