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as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
the story of a would-be matchmaker who intrudes into the lives of her friends
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Recent Examples of intrude
No employee can even contemplate intruding on her, much less with news like this.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
However, as time passes, Lea becomes obsessed with Rocco, leading her to increasingly intrude into his life and taking the story in an unexpected and unsettling direction.
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Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Still, real life also has a way of intruding.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
South Florida will have no way to send water to the ocean, and no way to stop salt water from intruding into its water supply.
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Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
However, as time passes, Lea becomes obsessed with Rocco, leading her to increasingly intrude into his life and taking the story in an unexpected and unsettling direction.
—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Still, real life also has a way of intruding.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
South Florida will have no way to send water to the ocean, and no way to stop salt water from intruding into its water supply.
—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrude
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Liv Morgan controversially interrupted Iyo Sky's coronation, attacking her and forcing a tap-out.
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Rather than interrupting the matching set with a neutral shoe, Waterhouse kept the python going and let the sculptural heel distinguish the pair.
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Negrón also referred to the Justice Department and its Office of Government Ethics, the findings of an internal investigation led by the economic development agency against two government officials, who are accused of interfering in the process for an auction of a contract involving federal funds.
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The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America undertake to respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity and to refrain from interfering in each other's internal affairs.
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There was something a little therapeutic about messing it up.
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The sequence in which Carmy tries to talk Richie down from a panic attack feels equally dynamic and alive right to its conclusion — when Carmy pretends they’ve gotten locked in, just as Carmy once was, to mess with Richie’s head.
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“Intrude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrude. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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