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in·ter·lope | \ ˌin-tər-ˈlōp 
, ˈin-tər-ˌlōp\
, ˈin-tər-ˌlōp\interloped; interloping
Definition of interlope
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Synonyms for interlope
Synonyms
- butt in,
- interfere,
- intermeddle,
- intrude,
- meddle,
- mess,
- muck (about or around),
- nose,
- obtrude,
- poke,
- pry,
- snoop
Examples of interlope in a Sentence
regarded the new couple as a pair of interloping parvenus who were sure to upset the town's social hierarchy
Recent Examples on the Web Even my mother, an expert in detecting interloping odors, couldn’t catch anything.
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Luke Winkie, Vox, "From condemning “white terrorism” to condemning video games: Republican responses to El Paso shooting," 5 Aug. 2019 And so Beyonce wanting to be in that just seemed like interloping.
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Joy-ann Reid, Cosmopolitan, "The Power in Being an Angry Black Woman," 13 Feb. 2018 Europeans are taught a history of migration from birth, of Greeks and Romans spreading over Europe, conquering lands, and interloping afar.
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Adam Rutherford, The Atlantic, "A New History of the First Peoples in the Americas," 3 Oct. 2017
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The first known use of interlope was in 1615
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