as in interfering
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 intervening
Episode 9 of Summer House Season 10 features Cooke and Batula feuding, with Wilson intervening after Cooke says some harsh words about Batula.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
What’s changed in the intervening years is certainly not the ubiquity of this style of argument.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
In the intervening nine years since 2003, Mars' Happy Valley community has flourished and grown into a burgeoning colony with thousands of residents trying to establish a cultural identity on the Red Planet without Earth's overbearing presence.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The lessons that endure are about constraint and invention, messiness and coordination, contradiction and persistence—about intervening directly and fearlessly in material reality.
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
But there are plenty of intervening variables, Schultz cautions.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
The administration asked the court to lift those decisions and issue a broad ruling that would block courts from intervening when Homeland Security decides to end protections.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
The administration asked the court to lift those decisions, hear arguments and issue a broad ruling that would block courts from intervening when Homeland Security decides to end protections.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Given the turbulence of the intervening year, some supporters question what comes next.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
What’s changed in the intervening years is certainly not the ubiquity of this style of argument.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
In the intervening nine years since 2003, Mars' Happy Valley community has flourished and grown into a burgeoning colony with thousands of residents trying to establish a cultural identity on the Red Planet without Earth's overbearing presence.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The lessons that endure are about constraint and invention, messiness and coordination, contradiction and persistence—about intervening directly and fearlessly in material reality.
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
But there are plenty of intervening variables, Schultz cautions.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
The administration asked the court to lift those decisions and issue a broad ruling that would block courts from intervening when Homeland Security decides to end protections.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
The administration asked the court to lift those decisions, hear arguments and issue a broad ruling that would block courts from intervening when Homeland Security decides to end protections.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Given the turbulence of the intervening year, some supporters question what comes next.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intervening
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The next shower to peak is the Eta Aquariids on May 5-6, when sky-gazers can expect to see less than 10 meteors per hour because of the interfering moonlight, according to the American Meteor Society.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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Bonta filed an emergency petition with the state Fourth Court of Appeals on Monday to stop Bianco, a candidate in the 2026 governor’s race, after Bianco seized 657,322 ballots and accused Bonta of interfering in his office’s investigation into voter fraud.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Xi Jinping's government is mediating between Islamabad and Kabul, whose representatives resumed the talks on Wednesday in the western Chinese city of Urumqi.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Steer-by-wire replaces that with sensors that read the driver’s input and motors that execute it electronically, with software mediating everything in between.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, almost all of the respondents who agreed with this statement envisioned the National Guard interceding nonviolently to stop violent protests and riots.—
Ryan Kennedy,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Intervening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intervening. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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