intervening

present participle of intervene

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of intervening Sabatini said that former President Ronald Reagan's doctrine included intervening on behalf of and supporting military governments with the intention of stopping the spread of communism. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 Urbana always had a conservative bent, but its politics have become a defining feature in the intervening years. Grace Byron, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025 Regardless, in the intervening days, there has been mounting pressure on Andrew to leave the property, which sits in Windsor Great Park close to a chapel used by the royals. Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025 In the intervening years, as the difficult economics of streaming became fully apparent, especially for legacy media companies managing linear TV’s decline, the calculus changed. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025 The original Tron didn’t meet expectations in the d’80s, only to gain cult status in the intervening decades. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025 Piastri was unhappy with the move, but McLaren opted against intervening during the race, which would have involved asking Norris to give the place back. Luke Smith, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Trump also offered an olive branch to Iran, suggested intervening in fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the US may facilitate a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025 In the intervening years, Disney has produced several new Star Wars movies and an ever-expanding number of television series for the Disney+ streaming service. Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intervening
Verb
  • Here the president is running roughshod over state and local governments that are not interfering in the federal government’s work.
    Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The engineers explain that the robot’s balance and locomotion have been trained in a simulated environment with slopes, obstacles, and interfering forces, where it has been run for hundreds of thousands of virtual hours.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Despite the signing of a key document by four mediating countries, the contents of the document remain undisclosed.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • While Qatar has not closed the door on mediating peace in Gaza, the talks are at best in limbo, at worst lying in the embers of Israel’s most recent assassination attempt.
    Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, almost all of the respondents who agreed with this statement envisioned the National Guard interceding nonviolently to stop violent protests and riots.
    Ryan Kennedy, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Intervening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intervening. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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