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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

He led the country for 15 years, stepping in after his brother, Fidel, resigned.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

But artificial intelligence is stepping in on that synthesizing process.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

He served as Twitter’s chief technology officer before stepping in as CEO in 2021, following co-founder Jack Dorsey’s departure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“You’re stepping in my wool,” he said, pointing to my feet.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff