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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

Reeves also appeared on the social media app TikTok, writing in the caption: "I'm stepping in to make sure kids can still experience the little joys this summer."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“If authorities refrain from stepping in around those levels again, attention is likely to shift quickly towards the 161.00-162.00 region,” the analyst adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

But artificial intelligence is stepping in on that synthesizing process.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

At this point, Sunny had already started stepping in, forcing me to scoot over to the middle.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds