as in intervening
to act as a go-between for opposing sides
asked an old friend of the family to intercede in the bitter dispute over the inheritance
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Recent Examples of interceding
However, almost all of the respondents who agreed with this statement envisioned the National Guard interceding nonviolently to stop violent protests and riots.
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Ryan Kennedy, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Ryan Kennedy, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interceding
intervening
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Episode 9 of Summer House Season 10 features Cooke and Batula feuding, with Wilson intervening after Cooke says some harsh words about Batula.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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What’s changed in the intervening years is certainly not the ubiquity of this style of argument.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Interceding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interceding. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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