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
The production, directed with the brooding fluidity that is David Cromer’s calling card, is most alive in the evolving dynamic between Nick and Jacki, whose romance happens by degrees then all at once before reality intervenes and the criminal justice bureaucracy grinds to a halt.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
If Yahweh, who delivered Israel from bondage and parted the Red Sea, intervenes too soon, some of us will be denied that choice (parable of the wheat and the tares).
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
The fiasco is a sad case study of what can happen when the federal government intervenes too harshly in the free market.
—Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
The more conventionally Christian delegates, like John Witherspoon, believed that God intervenes directly in human history.
—Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
In the second season, a patient under the influence wraps his arm around a young nurse’s neck and chokes her until the charge nurse intervenes.
—Jennifer Obel, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026
Bishop intervenes and takes her to talk to his boss, Alamo (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), who is in a hot tub wearing a cowboy hat and surrounded by multiple women.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
One of the biggest hurdles for elders seeking guidance when the state intervenes in their personal affairs is the opacity of the Florida law governing adult protection.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Many of those questions go unanswered, not because parents don’t care, but because life intervenes.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
If Yahweh, who delivered Israel from bondage and parted the Red Sea, intervenes too soon, some of us will be denied that choice (parable of the wheat and the tares).
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
The fiasco is a sad case study of what can happen when the federal government intervenes too harshly in the free market.
—Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
The more conventionally Christian delegates, like John Witherspoon, believed that God intervenes directly in human history.
—Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
In the second season, a patient under the influence wraps his arm around a young nurse’s neck and chokes her until the charge nurse intervenes.
—Jennifer Obel, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026
Bishop intervenes and takes her to talk to his boss, Alamo (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), who is in a hot tub wearing a cowboy hat and surrounded by multiple women.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
One of the biggest hurdles for elders seeking guidance when the state intervenes in their personal affairs is the opacity of the Florida law governing adult protection.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Many of those questions go unanswered, not because parents don’t care, but because life intervenes.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intervenes
Verb
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Of course, the real world always interferes.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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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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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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At that time, functional MRI showed strong activation of the nucleus accumbens — a brain area that mediates reward, cravings, and addiction.—
David S. Ludwig,
STAT,
9 Apr. 2026
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Ratansen is guided by the parrot Hiramani, Padmavati’s former companion and, in Sufi terms, the spiritual teacher who mediates between the seeker and the divine.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Intervenes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intervenes. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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