as in interferes
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 intervenes
Eventually, a colleague intervenes, scooping Ruby up and carrying her away from the scene.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The Three Failures Framework Students taking an introductory public policy course will learn that when the market fails, the government intervenes to correct it.
—Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
However, when fate intervenes in an unexpected way, their reunion is threatened.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
It is set to revert to approximately $6-7 million per individual in 2026 unless Congress intervenes.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Fate intervenes, however, while Bell is preparing to make the long journey home to his wife and daughter.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2025
If not, the city intervenes to protect the child, on rare occasions by removing the child from the home.
—Ronald Richter, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
Those who don’t leave when law enforcement intervenes have been arrested in many cases.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
The ship's captain soon intervenes, shooting the rapist to death before ordering Spencer to clean up the bloody mess.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The Three Failures Framework Students taking an introductory public policy course will learn that when the market fails, the government intervenes to correct it.
—Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
However, when fate intervenes in an unexpected way, their reunion is threatened.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
It is set to revert to approximately $6-7 million per individual in 2026 unless Congress intervenes.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Fate intervenes, however, while Bell is preparing to make the long journey home to his wife and daughter.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2025
If not, the city intervenes to protect the child, on rare occasions by removing the child from the home.
—Ronald Richter, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
Those who don’t leave when law enforcement intervenes have been arrested in many cases.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
The ship's captain soon intervenes, shooting the rapist to death before ordering Spencer to clean up the bloody mess.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Intervenes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intervenes. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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