as in interfered
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 intervened
Then, in August 2014, her Modern Family costar Julie Bowen intervened and helped Hyland end her relationship, which, per Hyland's restraining order filing, allegedly led Prokop to threaten to kill her dog and burn down her house.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
The Department of Justice also intervened in the lawsuit.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Their alcoholic mother never intervened.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
The Keating Five banking scandal of the 1980s reshaped the Senate, damaging the careers of most of the prominent senators who intervened with regulators to help a campaign contributor later convicted of fraud.
—Brandon Rottinghaus, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
As the father attempted to pull the suspect off his daughter, a nearby man intervened to assist.
—Mark Price
january 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
Saudi Arabia and the UAE intervened the following year, propping up the local government and militias under a unified vision of destroying the Houthis.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
The man and wife had been in an argument and when the son intervened, the suspect shot him, investigators found.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Dec. 2025
There was Detroit gangster Frank, who tried to take down Crip leader Bunny (Tobi Bamtefa) before Mike intervened.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intervened
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Lindell also has to pay $5 million to a software engineer who was able to debunk data Lindell claimed proved that China interfered in the 2020 election, a federal judge ruled in 2024.—
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Dallas Stars No thanks for the time Brett Hull interfered in a WCW wrestling match.—
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As is apparently standard procedure in such situations, the workers put down their tools until a medium interceded with the appropriate offerings.—
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That passage reminded me how many people have held my arms up through this journey — the LitFam, my inner circle, those who have prayed and interceded on my behalf, and, of course, Ashley.—
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“Intervened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intervened. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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