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[ verb ] get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
Examples "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?" Used in print (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)Here 's where luck would normally step_in . Related terms |
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[ verb ] act as a substitute
Synonyms Examples "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" |
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