as in interfered
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 intervened
Neighbors have heard the noise & intervened often in the past year.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
In a smaller flashpoint this week, Slater was prevented from cutting loose her own chief of staff after Attorney General Pam Bondi intervened, Semafor reported Friday.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Like, should someone have intervened?
—Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
It was scheduled to host the 1944 Winter Olympics before World War II intervened, delaying the its arrival until 1956, when 32 nations — the largest to attend a Winter Games at the time — competed in four sports and 24 events.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Some Minnesota detainees including families with children have been sent to the Texas facility, and some have returned to Minnesota after courts intervened, including 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
Exacerbating matters was a pandemic that intervened and a much longer buildout of the bakery space than what Dunn and Schwarz anticipated.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Attorney General Gentner Drummond has intervened in a case that has become representative of all of them.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 3 Feb. 2026
Once inside the X-ray area, a passenger identified as Mark Thomas intervened and slammed Leon to the ground.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
In a smaller flashpoint this week, Slater was prevented from cutting loose her own chief of staff after Attorney General Pam Bondi intervened, Semafor reported Friday.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Like, should someone have intervened?
—Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
It was scheduled to host the 1944 Winter Olympics before World War II intervened, delaying the its arrival until 1956, when 32 nations — the largest to attend a Winter Games at the time — competed in four sports and 24 events.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Some Minnesota detainees including families with children have been sent to the Texas facility, and some have returned to Minnesota after courts intervened, including 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
Exacerbating matters was a pandemic that intervened and a much longer buildout of the bakery space than what Dunn and Schwarz anticipated.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Attorney General Gentner Drummond has intervened in a case that has become representative of all of them.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 3 Feb. 2026
Once inside the X-ray area, a passenger identified as Mark Thomas intervened and slammed Leon to the ground.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intervened
Verb
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To this day, Bezos has never interfered in newsroom decisions, according to interviews with two dozen senior Post journalists over the years.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2026
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The match ended in disqualification after Finn Balor interfered.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As is apparently standard procedure in such situations, the workers put down their tools until a medium interceded with the appropriate offerings.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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That passage reminded me how many people have held my arms up through this journey — the LitFam, my inner circle, those who have prayed and interceded on my behalf, and, of course, Ashley.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Intervened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intervened. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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