MEDIATED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

mediated

verb

past tense of mediate

as in intervened

to act as a go-between for opposing sides their middle child is often asked to mediate between the oldest and the youngest

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Recent Examples of mediated But how will the company adapt as the customer experience is increasingly mediated by AI? — Harvard Business Review, 29 Sep. 2026 This isn’t just intuition; a 2025 study of 666 professionals found that frequent AI reliance is linked to measurably lower critical-thinking performance, mediated by exactly this kind of cognitive offloading. — Anna Drobakha, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Ties between Kosovo and Serbia remain tense, despite years of negotiations mediated by the European Union and supported by the United States. — CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 And what Chinese testimony survives was mediated by outsiders, because the Chinese usually testified with the help of English-language translators and the legal guidance of their white attorneys. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 Most people communicate digitally now, so most interactions are less mediated by shame. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026 For scholars of that mindset, all reference to precedent—any precedent, either natural or artificial—is mediated by modern technologies of mechanical reproduction, and by an awareness of their ubiquitous sway. — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Even schooling and a lot of other things are mediated through the platforms. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026 Offer him the option of couples counseling so your issues can be mediated. — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

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Ossoff went a step further, accusing Collins himself of amplifying hateful content and saying that his former congressional aide had intervened on behalf of a Holocaust denier.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) intervened following years of academic underperformance at select campuses — a move that drew sharp accusations of political overreach from critics.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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He was supposed to be one-on-one with Reigns before Jimmy Uso interfered and cost him the title.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The robot had to remove the lid, pick up the banana and place it on the plate, while adjusting its actions if a person interfered or an attempt failed.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

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