as in busy
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
meddlesome neighbors kept asking the couple when they were going to have children
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Recent Examples of meddlesome
What’s going on with the way Nelly is more meddlesome?
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
The fact is, in a newsroom full of meddlesome, sometimes pushy people, Beverly was none of that.
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Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
But instead of meddlesome mamas making matches, the dating game now more closely resembles the stock market, with daters’ valuations charting up and down.
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Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
15 June 2025
The more unified Ethiopia becomes, the less meddlesome outsiders will be able to exploit its divisions.
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Jeffrey Feltman,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Dec. 2022
See All Example Sentences for meddlesome
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
The fact is, in a newsroom full of meddlesome, sometimes pushy people, Beverly was none of that.
—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
But instead of meddlesome mamas making matches, the dating game now more closely resembles the stock market, with daters’ valuations charting up and down.
—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
15 June 2025
The more unified Ethiopia becomes, the less meddlesome outsiders will be able to exploit its divisions.
—
Jeffrey Feltman,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Dec. 2022
See All Example Sentences for meddlesome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meddlesome
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The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's busiest energy shipping corridors, has remained a focal point of tensions since fighting erupted between the United States, Israel and Iran earlier this year.
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With the bullpen overworked from a busy week — which featured a doubleheader Wednesday — manager Craig Counsell said Friday wasn’t the time to be aggressive.
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Lee will play Maya, the officious Chief of Staff for the Governor of Oklahoma.
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Her Southern accent is slightly clipped and officious, the type of drawl that’s a stamp of a suburban upbringing.
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Practical, traditional and somewhat meddling, Aunt Maysilee places importance on societal norms.
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Endless house rules meant to address all of Zuri’s life-threatening allergies feel intrusive and strip away Layla’s autonomy.
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This insatiable appetite frequently leads to leaks of sensitive personal records, malicious code injection and intrusive user profiling.
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Scam texts are annoying for everyone.
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Others have blamed everything from feminism and long work commutes to annoying kiddy car seats.
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“Meddlesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddlesome. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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