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, the strap makes quad stretching accessible to folks who struggle to bring their heel to their butt in that traditional standing quad stretch.
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Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 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
Underclassmen and transfers impress Boise State’s mostly veteran lineup in 2025 leaves little room for underclassmen to butt in, but a few are making a case for themselves this fall camp.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2025
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Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 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
Underclassmen and transfers impress Boise State’s mostly veteran lineup in 2025 leaves little room for underclassmen to butt in, but a few are making a case for themselves this fall camp.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butt in
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However, the trouble starts when governments interfere and tell funds to invest too much at home, which breaks the delicate balance that fund managers have calculated between risk and reward, said Sébastien Betermier, executive director at the International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM).—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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And because the actuation frequencies (between 1 and 100 kilohertz) are far below those used for clinical imaging (between 1 and 20 megahertz), the two functions don’t interfere.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Oct. 2025
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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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But snooping signals a lack of trust.—
Dr. Cortney Warren,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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Olympia is still looking for Senior’s mystery woman and decides to snoop through his Rolodex — old school!—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
12 Oct. 2025
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The two-minute intro video poked gentle fun at British TV, gender politics, and artificial intelligence — and was made entirely with AI.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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Shoving, tapping, poking and generally wanting to clobber the person snoring beside you doesn’t exactly put anyone in the mood for love either.—
Ian Kerner,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Butt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butt%20in. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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