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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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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

But artificial intelligence is stepping in on that synthesizing process.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Every Cure is stepping in to help address these obstacles.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

John Ternus, the long-rumored heir apparent, is stepping in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 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