intercedes
- present tense form of intercede (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The new mission of the Slatest is to explain the biggest story of the day, but sometimes the story of the year intercedes.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026
"Where this work intercedes is thinking about how to inject something beforehand that would help boost or enhance the amount of signal that is available to collect in the same small sample."
From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024
A geology section jarringly intercedes before Robinson continues, like a flashback occurring too soon in a novel.
From Washington Post • May 21, 2022
"The longer that talks go on, the greater the chance that the conflict intercedes," said Henry Rome, Iran analyst at consultancy Eurasia.
From Reuters • Mar. 1, 2022
I hear my name and see Ayesha waving at me before her mother intercedes and makes her drop her hands to her sides.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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