as in to interfere
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 intervene
If humans don’t intervene, everything finds its place.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
He is charged with hitting his roommate about 30 times in the head, choking him briefly and striking two women who tried to intervene.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
The attack only stopped when a good Samaritan intervened, pulling Solis off the victim and disarming him, according to prosecutors.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025
On June 7, four national coaching associations, including the USTFCCCA, issued a joint statement pleading for clarification around Title IX protections and student-athlete employment classification, calling for Congress to intervene.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
He is charged with hitting his roommate about 30 times in the head, choking him briefly and striking two women who tried to intervene.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
The attack only stopped when a good Samaritan intervened, pulling Solis off the victim and disarming him, according to prosecutors.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025
On June 7, four national coaching associations, including the USTFCCCA, issued a joint statement pleading for clarification around Title IX protections and student-athlete employment classification, calling for Congress to intervene.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Analysts also see Trump’s attempt to interfere in the country’s domestic affairs as a potential backfire for Bolsonaro during his trial and a push for Lula, whose reelection bid was facing unpopularity headwinds this year.—
Mauricio Savarese,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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May's character was completely devoted to Storm, often interfering in her matches and mimicking her every move.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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As far as disputes are concerned, the technology that has increasingly been used to intercede is blockchain.—
Saro McKenna,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The attack comes as Israel and Iran enter their seventh day of tit-for-tat strikes in the wake of the Israeli military’s initial blow to Tehran’s nuclear capabilities and as President Trump and his administration weigh whether the U.S. should intercede.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
19 June 2025
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According to Euronews, the European Commission has now stepped in to mediate in the dispute between France and the ‘Med 5’ countries, Italy, Greece, Spain, Malta and Cyprus.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Moscow has been escalating its bombardment of Ukraine over the past several months as peace talks, mediated by the United States, stall.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
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“Intervene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intervene. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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