intervenes

verb

present tense third-person singular of intervene
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 Will intervenes and pulls Sandoval away by his waist. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 In Homer’s Odyssey Athena intervenes to help Odysseus return home and reclaim his throne. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026 If your phone intercepts the call before Grasshopper intervenes, messages will go to your personal voicemail. — John Brandon, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026 Mayor Vi Lyles, who plans to resign as soon as an appointment is made, rarely intervenes when discussion goes awry and often loses track of motions. — Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2026 The system models a user’s neural state moment by moment and intervenes at exactly the right phase of ongoing brain activity. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 Alicent is very nearly raped by the Lord of Laws, Jasper Wylde, but the High Maester, Orwyle, intervenes. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 As the officer is pinned down, one person repeatedly punches her in the head while another appears to strike her with an unidentified object before a second officer intervenes. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026 Institutions can structure programs with working parents in mind by expanding evening, weekend, and online options, building stackable credentials that allow students to keep moving forward when life intervenes, and investing in child care and wraparound supports that improve retention. — Enyi Okebugwu, Fortune, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intervenes
  1. interferes
  2. intercedes
  3. mediates
Verb
  • Here’s when to watch and how to catch the best views before bright moonlight interferes.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • If Damascus interferes in Lebanon, sectarian violence could follow, as the Syrian military presence would likely be interpreted as direct opposition to Hezbollah’s Shiite fighters.
    — Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
Definition of interferes
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  • Young courtesan wannabe Gigi (Leslie Caron) and Parisian playboy Gaston (Louis Jourdan) see each other as just friends, until romance intercedes in the musical confection.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of intercedes
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  • The erosion of due process when AI mediates government decisions in welfare, immigration, and the criminal justice system.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • Ratansen is guided by the parrot Hiramani, Padmavati’s former companion and, in Sufi terms, the spiritual teacher who mediates between the seeker and the divine.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of mediates

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