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
But there were people watching the whole time, and someone should have intervened.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026
Goncalves said a Good Samaritan, who was not identified, stepped in and intervened during the shooting, attempting to subdue the suspect.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Samuel intervened to explain the laundromat doesn’t give out soap for free.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
Though poised for a remarkable second act, cruel fate intervened.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
When police intervened, multiple arrests were made, including a student who allegedly punched an officer, which required staples in the officer’s head to treat, according to police.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
As the pair tried to leave the store, a 46-year-old man intervened.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
The Republican National Committee, which intervened in the lawsuit supporting Texas, also celebrated the ruling.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
Neighbors have heard the noise & intervened often in the past year.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026
Goncalves said a Good Samaritan, who was not identified, stepped in and intervened during the shooting, attempting to subdue the suspect.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Samuel intervened to explain the laundromat doesn’t give out soap for free.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
Though poised for a remarkable second act, cruel fate intervened.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
When police intervened, multiple arrests were made, including a student who allegedly punched an officer, which required staples in the officer’s head to treat, according to police.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
As the pair tried to leave the store, a 46-year-old man intervened.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
The Republican National Committee, which intervened in the lawsuit supporting Texas, also celebrated the ruling.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
Neighbors have heard the noise & intervened often in the past year.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 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 18 Feb. 2026.
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