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stepped in

VERB

become involved

Synonyms

WEAK

arrive be invited chip in come enter intercede interfere intermediate interpose intervene lend a hand mediate negotiate take action

Antonyms

WEAK

abandon leave wash hands

Example Sentences

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A few asked why the administration hadn’t stepped in earlier to try to buy the fuel terminal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Jared Polis then stepped in and substituted his own judgment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

“The story I was telling myself limited what I thought I could have until somebody stepped in and said … Families look like all different things,” she shared.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The opposite is true in Scotland, where there is pretty much universal agreement that the VAR should not have stepped in to give the penalty to Celtic.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Thankfully, right around the time that Mayhem started recruiting, the government stepped in and started regulating things.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin