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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intervening
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Instead of focusing on her time working on a popular television show, the book examines her parents’ dramatic courtship, brief union and her own experiences with her father in the intervening years.—
Erik Pedersen,
Orange County Register,
13 Mar. 2025 -
Still, in the intervening months between the last game of the regular season and the NFL Scouting Combine, there was always the possibility that Tremble might want to see what was out there for him in free agency.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Interceding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interceding. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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