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stepping 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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He receives a stream of calls in his windowless office, stepping in and out to speak to teams hunched over screens in a command post.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Some believe Knicks fans are stepping in and treating MSG Sports like a so-called meme stock and pushing up the price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Kostyuk teared up as she was given a lengthy ovation by the crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier, with interviewer Marion Bartoli stepping in to hug her.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

But artificial intelligence is stepping in on that synthesizing process.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

It turned out his aunt was a widow woman with ten children, living in a nasty, rundown old cabin on a turkey farm where you couldn’t get to the privy without stepping in turkey mess.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns