as in interfering
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 intervening
Plus, according to a game warden and wildlife biologist from Texas Park and Wildlife, intervening in an attempt to help an animal like this one often causes more harm than good.
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
During the board’s October meeting, dozens of parents flooded the chambers to support Hart and requested that the board update its policy around intervening in emergency situations.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, Adams' action could result in the City Council intervening to gain greater say in the board's appointments process, which has previously been reserved to the mayor alone, Collins said in an email.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Combined with not intervening too often, this will minimize the number of rude responses.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Today, Christian views on everything from the afterlife to the cosmic struggle of good and evil would be quite foreign to a pre-Pauline Christian, and that’s because of where the conversation has taken the tradition in the intervening centuries.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
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
Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
During the board’s October meeting, dozens of parents flooded the chambers to support Hart and requested that the board update its policy around intervening in emergency situations.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, Adams' action could result in the City Council intervening to gain greater say in the board's appointments process, which has previously been reserved to the mayor alone, Collins said in an email.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Combined with not intervening too often, this will minimize the number of rude responses.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Today, Christian views on everything from the afterlife to the cosmic struggle of good and evil would be quite foreign to a pre-Pauline Christian, and that’s because of where the conversation has taken the tradition in the intervening centuries.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intervening
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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
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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
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The justices’ intervention on Friday highlights the Court’s growing role in mediating the boundaries of executive authority over entitlement spending, as Washington continues to wrestle with how best to balance fiscal discipline and social welfare amid rising costs.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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To deal with stress, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recommends making time to unwind through practicing gratitude, doing relaxing activities, mediating and journaling.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
29 Oct. 2025
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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 18 Nov. 2025.
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