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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But that timeline left some five million intervening years unaccounted for—where did the river run, if not along its current course?—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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Lenders have spent the intervening days testing out that new model, known as Mythos, to ensure their systems aren’t vulnerable.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Interceding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interceding. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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