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
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The move is often regarded as a precursor to actively intervening in currency markets.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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By intervening, Selig's CFTC is effectively arguing that prediction markets are federally regulated and not subject to state-level gambling laws.—
Hannah Parker,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Interceding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interceding. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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