as in interferes
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 intervenes
Many of those questions go unanswered, not because parents don’t care, but because life intervenes.
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Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Both girls stand up before a woman intervenes, and the adult can be heard telling Jada to go home.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Unless the high court intervenes – again − lawyers for the family say, governments have no reason to sell property for anything more than the amount of taxes owed.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Ok but who here intervenes when sh%^ is going off the rails?
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
But just as Hank is about to implant Lucy, Ghoul intervenes, shooting and wounding Hank.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
While this moment might offer a commentary on the weird plenty of the marketplace, Anna senses her father is lost an increasing haze and intervenes.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Politics intervenes more aggressively.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
When Prince Aerion Targaryen attacks Tanselle, Dunk intervenes, sparking a series of misadventures.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Both girls stand up before a woman intervenes, and the adult can be heard telling Jada to go home.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Unless the high court intervenes – again − lawyers for the family say, governments have no reason to sell property for anything more than the amount of taxes owed.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Ok but who here intervenes when sh%^ is going off the rails?
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
But just as Hank is about to implant Lucy, Ghoul intervenes, shooting and wounding Hank.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
While this moment might offer a commentary on the weird plenty of the marketplace, Anna senses her father is lost an increasing haze and intervenes.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Politics intervenes more aggressively.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
When Prince Aerion Targaryen attacks Tanselle, Dunk intervenes, sparking a series of misadventures.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intervenes
Verb
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If Washington overtly interferes in European elections or takes the dramatic step of annexing Greenland, the postwar alliance framework, already strained, could fracture.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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This Ministry frequently interferes in employers’ decisions, instigates acts of discrimination by authorities and organizations, brings weight to bear on the organs of justice and even orchestrates propaganda campaigns in the media.—
Jonny Diamond,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Young courtesan wannabe Gigi (Leslie Caron) and Parisian playboy Gaston (Louis Jourdan) see each other as just friends, until romance intercedes in the musical confection.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Social media captured attention; AI programs behavior, shapes thoughts, and mediates reality.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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Each atom binds separate electrons, whose exchange interaction mediates the nuclear two-qubit gate.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Intervenes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intervenes. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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