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 incident ended when one of her top aides, Juan José Ramírez Mendoza, intervened.
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Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Marlowe almost did not graduate because of unauthorized absences, and Queen Elizabeth’s advisers on the Privy Council intervened on his behalf.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Green, focused on his guitar and the crowd, kept singing as security quickly intervened.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
As the number of complaints surged, the government intervened by issuing a public notice on social media platforms.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Harry wrote that his aunts originally offered for Meghan to wear his late mother Princess Diana's Spencer tiara and her veil was designed to match that headpiece, but the Queen intervened.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
In one of the cases in which Antifa International intervened, dozens of activists in London last year physically prevented a busload of immigrants from being transported to a barge off southern England by slashing the vehicle’s tires and forming a blockade around the passenger bus for seven hours.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
The children said Kurek knew about the abuse and never intervened.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The friend intervened, convincing Houston to put the gun away, according to the district attorney’s office.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Marlowe almost did not graduate because of unauthorized absences, and Queen Elizabeth’s advisers on the Privy Council intervened on his behalf.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Green, focused on his guitar and the crowd, kept singing as security quickly intervened.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
As the number of complaints surged, the government intervened by issuing a public notice on social media platforms.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Harry wrote that his aunts originally offered for Meghan to wear his late mother Princess Diana's Spencer tiara and her veil was designed to match that headpiece, but the Queen intervened.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
In one of the cases in which Antifa International intervened, dozens of activists in London last year physically prevented a busload of immigrants from being transported to a barge off southern England by slashing the vehicle’s tires and forming a blockade around the passenger bus for seven hours.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
The children said Kurek knew about the abuse and never intervened.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The friend intervened, convincing Houston to put the gun away, according to the district attorney’s office.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intervened
Verb
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With too many possible paths through memory, competing features and priorities interfered, which meant no retrieval strategy gained control — none were selected — so the search couldn’t begin.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
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But a thing called the Civil War interfered.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His wife shed tears as supporters interceded in prayer.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
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Once again, however, the Supreme Court interceded.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Intervened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intervened. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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