INTERCEDED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

interceded

verb

past tense of intercede

as in intervened

to act as a go-between for opposing sides asked an old friend of the family to intercede in the bitter dispute over the inheritance

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Recent Examples of interceded After multiple revisions, however, Dermer and Netanyahu—perhaps aware of what was in the works—interceded. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Recently, the agency interceded on Home Depot’s behalf in a case pending before the Supreme Court. — Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 8 July 2026 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told The Associated Press in March that Turkey had interceded to defuse the tensions. — ABC News, 28 June 2026 Instead, the governor interceded and essentially cut Peters’ sentence in half. — Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 Blumenthal appeared at a press conference for Rihan April 10 and has interceded both for Rihan and his father when he was detained. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026 The hands-off approach is a sharp departure from the tactics of past mayors who forcefully interceded amid such disputes. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 After Penelope interceded, Odysseus strung the bow easily and completed the task. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026 As is apparently standard procedure in such situations, the workers put down their tools until a medium interceded with the appropriate offerings. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

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The Bank of Japan, the country’s central bank, had intervened in the markets to boost the yen in late April.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
The armed citizen and an off-duty Idaho State Police trooper both intervened during the shooting, forcing the man away from the crowded scene, according to Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

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Charlotte Flair and Chelsea Green both qualified on television, Green over Kiana James and Flair over Nia Jax by disqualification after Jade Cargill interfered.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
One area where the government interfered rather aggressively in the economy concerned the rates and tariffs the railroads charged.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026

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