as in interfered
to act as a go-between for opposing sides
intervened in the argument before any real harm was done
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Recent Examples of intervened
Staff within the jail intervened, and Wondra was placed on suicide watch, Crimin testified Tuesday.
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Alex Brizee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Paxton intervened to prevent that.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Yesterday, the Supreme Court intervened in New York's redistricting process, blocking a lower court decision that would likely have flipped a Republican congressional district to a Democratic one.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026
Both tenants appealed to their respective city fair rent commissions which intervened on behalf of the tenants.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
The sensitivity came into focus this month, when Musk intervened in the war once again.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
The contact came not from a traditional soccer tackle but from a bear hug that went wrong when security intervened.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Law enforcement have credited several people who intervened and quickly stopped the attack.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
They’ve been hailed as heroes for keeping the issue alive until the FBI intervened.
—David Wickert, AJC.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Alex Brizee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Paxton intervened to prevent that.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Yesterday, the Supreme Court intervened in New York's redistricting process, blocking a lower court decision that would likely have flipped a Republican congressional district to a Democratic one.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026
Both tenants appealed to their respective city fair rent commissions which intervened on behalf of the tenants.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
The sensitivity came into focus this month, when Musk intervened in the war once again.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
The contact came not from a traditional soccer tackle but from a bear hug that went wrong when security intervened.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Law enforcement have credited several people who intervened and quickly stopped the attack.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
They’ve been hailed as heroes for keeping the issue alive until the FBI intervened.
—David Wickert, AJC.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intervened
Verb
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To this day, Bezos has never interfered in newsroom decisions, according to interviews with two dozen senior Post journalists over the years.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2026
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The match ended in disqualification after Finn Balor interfered.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As is apparently standard procedure in such situations, the workers put down their tools until a medium interceded with the appropriate offerings.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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That passage reminded me how many people have held my arms up through this journey — the LitFam, my inner circle, those who have prayed and interceded on my behalf, and, of course, Ashley.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Intervened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intervened. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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