as in intervenes
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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If your phone intercepts the call before Grasshopper intervenes, messages will go to your personal voicemail.
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Mayor Vi Lyles, who plans to resign as soon as an appointment is made, rarely intervenes when discussion goes awry and often loses track of motions.
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If Damascus interferes in Lebanon, sectarian violence could follow, as the Syrian military presence would likely be interpreted as direct opposition to Hezbollah’s Shiite fighters.
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This act interferes greatly with local departments of planning and development for erroneous climate protocols enacted by Ronald Regan.
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“Intercedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercedes. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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