as in to interfere
to act as a go-between for opposing sides
intervened in the argument before any real harm was done
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Recent Examples of intervene
The clock started at seven minutes to midnight, and has ticked forward and backward over the intervening decades.
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Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
But the Florida Supreme Court last month intervened and ordered advanced DNA testing on the last surviving sample from the case, a badly degraded lab slide with biological material from the jeans that Teresa McAbee wore the night she was murdered.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
What, in heaven’s name, had occurred in the intervening hours?
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
The monitor had the driver stop the bus to intervene, and after separating them, requested that the bus surveillance footage be reviewed, per the outlet.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
But the Florida Supreme Court last month intervened and ordered advanced DNA testing on the last surviving sample from the case, a badly degraded lab slide with biological material from the jeans that Teresa McAbee wore the night she was murdered.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
What, in heaven’s name, had occurred in the intervening hours?
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
The monitor had the driver stop the bus to intervene, and after separating them, requested that the bus surveillance footage be reviewed, per the outlet.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intervene
Verb
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Of course, the real world always interferes.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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Reiser also faulted Adam Cohen for interfering in the sale of his father’s music catalog to Hipgnosis.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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The town has no authority to punish the owner, and no state agency has been willing or able to intercede.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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That may not sound as far-fetched as some may think, but only a public entity has enough cash to intercede and bring back first-rate care at Vista.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Signaling progress in the peace talks, Axios reported that Washington and Tehran were engaged in discussions mediated by some Gulf states for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could end the conflict, although the odds for reaching a partial deal before the Tuesday deadline were slim.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Islamic Tribunal mediates civil law disputes, such as divorces.—
Isabella Volmert,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Intervene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intervene. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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