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
The guard only stopped after a staff member intervened, the affidavit noted.
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
While some people viewed Gens as the devil incarnate for working with the Gestapo, others saw him as an angel who intervened between the Germans and the Jews.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
At the time of the incident, Pretti was recording a federal immigration operation and intervened before being taken to the ground by agents and repeatedly shot.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
Security then intervened and detained the man, according to Variety.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
The suit alleges the couple’s son was left alone in a bouncing chair and injured by an older child while no caregiver intervened.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 24 Jan. 2026
Years of abandonment followed before the city intervened.
—Lisa A. Beach, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
Which is why reports recently proliferated online that Erdogan has intervened to prevent the outside Kurds from supplying arms to the Iranian Kurds.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Democrats quickly intervened via pen-and-paper to keep the operation afloat.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
While some people viewed Gens as the devil incarnate for working with the Gestapo, others saw him as an angel who intervened between the Germans and the Jews.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
At the time of the incident, Pretti was recording a federal immigration operation and intervened before being taken to the ground by agents and repeatedly shot.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
Security then intervened and detained the man, according to Variety.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
The suit alleges the couple’s son was left alone in a bouncing chair and injured by an older child while no caregiver intervened.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 24 Jan. 2026
Years of abandonment followed before the city intervened.
—Lisa A. Beach, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
Which is why reports recently proliferated online that Erdogan has intervened to prevent the outside Kurds from supplying arms to the Iranian Kurds.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Democrats quickly intervened via pen-and-paper to keep the operation afloat.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intervened
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The match ended in disqualification after Finn Balor interfered.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Canada also launched an investigation three years ago into whether the Chinese interfered in Canadian elections in 2019 and 2021.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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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 29 Jan. 2026.
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