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
But that timeline left some five million intervening years unaccounted for—where did the river run, if not along its current course?
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Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Lenders have spent the intervening days testing out that new model, known as Mythos, to ensure their systems aren’t vulnerable.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Joining together the present and the past is the community organizer Lina Rodriguez Armstrong, who was also displaced by that fire and who has spent the intervening years fighting for the rights of Brownsville's residents and organizing a Livonia Avenue community land trust.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
In the intervening 47 years, Edelman has become acutely aware of the potential dramas awaiting family firms — real and fictional — when one generation prepares to pass the torch to another.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Investigating and addressing this crucial connection could be the key to saving millions of men’s lives by intervening before cardiovascular disease develops or progresses.
—Denise Asafu-Adjei, STAT, 13 Apr. 2026
There are no deans or Title IX officers intervening.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
The court saw itself as intervening to protect therapists from government bias on an issue that has stirred up the culture wars.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
The deputy then continued on without intervening.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Lenders have spent the intervening days testing out that new model, known as Mythos, to ensure their systems aren’t vulnerable.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Joining together the present and the past is the community organizer Lina Rodriguez Armstrong, who was also displaced by that fire and who has spent the intervening years fighting for the rights of Brownsville's residents and organizing a Livonia Avenue community land trust.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
In the intervening 47 years, Edelman has become acutely aware of the potential dramas awaiting family firms — real and fictional — when one generation prepares to pass the torch to another.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Investigating and addressing this crucial connection could be the key to saving millions of men’s lives by intervening before cardiovascular disease develops or progresses.
—Denise Asafu-Adjei, STAT, 13 Apr. 2026
There are no deans or Title IX officers intervening.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
The court saw itself as intervening to protect therapists from government bias on an issue that has stirred up the culture wars.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
The deputy then continued on without intervening.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intervening
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Orbán and his allies, including US Vice President JD Vance, who traveled to Budapest this week to endorse the prime minister, have accused the EU of interfering in Hungary’s election over the bloc’s withholding of funding.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Reiser also faulted Adam Cohen for interfering in the sale of his father’s music catalog to Hipgnosis.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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Pakistan is mediating, but has a defense treaty with Saudi Arabia that leaves its eventual loyalties clear.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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Successfully mediating such peace talks would be a diplomatic coup and go some way toward helping the nation's desire to be seen as a global player.—
Imtiaz Tyab,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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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 22 Apr. 2026.
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