intervening

present participle of intervene

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of intervening The guardrails monitor the spacecraft’s condition and the neural network’s outputs, intervening when predefined safety limits are approached. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026 In the intervening years hot chicken appeared at restaurants spanning LA to NYC, even earning a controversial spot on KFC’s menu in 2016. Ellen Fort, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026 But the property hasn’t seen major construction in the intervening years. Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026 Its crew of otter hunters were to pick up the last Nicolenos, the handful who had lived through the massacre and survived the two intervening decades, and bring them to the missions. Literary Hub, 29 July 2026 After intervening in 1976 under President Hafez al-Assad, Syria’s military remained in Lebanon for 29 years, finally withdrawing in 2005 under Hafez’s son and successor Bashar. Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 While there have been significant reforms in the intervening decades, problems remain, making the immediate risks to securing our pharmaceuticals regulatory, not geopolitical. Pooja Yerramilli, STAT, 24 July 2026 In the intervening months, the market grew more skeptical of spiraling AI spending from the hyperscalers — and Alphabet's recent bond and equity offerings contributed to that attitude shift. Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 July 2026 By intervening before families lose their homes, Santa Clara County’s program offers financial assistance of around $7,000 per household, according to county data from 2024, a fraction of the cost of building shelter or housing. Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intervening
Verb
  • More immediately, the opinion saved Trump from facing trial for interfering in the 2020 election.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Kris Statlander stopped Hikaru Shida from interfering near the end of the match.
    Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Pakistan has played a key mediating role between Washington and Tehran since the start of the recent hostilities, hosting peace negotiations in Islamabad and helping to broker a temporary ceasefire.
    Salma Arafa, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • But behind the scenes, their departments engaged in sometimes acrimonious battle, and Overton was in the center, mediating the back-and-forth.
    Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
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
  • When Paul offered to talk to some of 3M’s executives himself, she was mortified at the idea of her father interceding.
    Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024

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“Intervening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intervening. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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