interceding

present participle of intercede

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of interceding Diamantis was accused of interceding twice for Acranom on a project at Weaver High School in Hartford, once during a dispute over the quality of the company’s work and again in their effort to obtain a second contract. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026 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 When Paul offered to talk to some of 3M’s executives himself, she was mortified at the idea of her father interceding. — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interceding
intervening
Verb
  • While the ratings and programming landscape has changed dramatically over the intervening decades, this year’s playoffs (starting Tuesday) are shaping up as a back-to-the-future milestone for NBC Sports.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Several approaches to solving the Rendering Equation in the production of still and motion pictures have arisen in the intervening years.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Interceding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interceding. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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