as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
stop butting in on my personal life
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Recent Examples of butt in
Plus, doing it on a Tuesday would be a great way to get more butts in seats on a night when attendance typically isn’t as strong.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Mike gave Drew a look as though Drew had butted in with this advice.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The model’s three photos include increasingly closer shots of her butt in the underwear.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Passing a franchise icon like Darryl Strawberry might embolden even a lesser player, but Alonso has earned the right to be candid, having helped the Mets put butts in the seats since his rookie season in 2019.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Mike gave Drew a look as though Drew had butted in with this advice.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The model’s three photos include increasingly closer shots of her butt in the underwear.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Passing a franchise icon like Darryl Strawberry might embolden even a lesser player, but Alonso has earned the right to be candid, having helped the Mets put butts in the seats since his rookie season in 2019.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butt in
Verb
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Campos and her colleagues stress that their role is strictly observational — never to interfere.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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In May 2025, an individual was arrested at the Phelps Street home on drug possession, criminal trespass and interfering charges, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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Somebody does something terrible and messes it up.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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If your smartwatch tracking every heartbeat and sleep cycle hasn’t already given you health anxiety, Kohler wants to mess you up in a new way.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Untrustworthy employees There have been cases where employees at security companies snooped through camera feeds.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Dec. 2025
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Thornton, a vice president of strategic communications who has worked downtown for 17 years, including a decade with AIMCLEAR, was no stranger to snooping on behalf of his colleagues and his employer.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
5 Dec. 2025
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The actress hasn't spoken publicly about her dating life, aside from a few TikTok videos poking fun at her singleness.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … POLITICS POLITICAL THEATER – Vance reposts meme poking fun at Democrats' Jan 6 candlelight vigil.—
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FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Butt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butt%20in. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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