as in intruder
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
that busybody across the street is always telling me how to tend to my own garden
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Recent Examples of busybody
But Julie seems a victim here of Hedda’s artillery rather than a busybody relative anxious to extend the family line.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Even today, the vast majority of parents, educators, legislators, and other busybodies think teens and kids in general are spending too much time on TikTok, on Instagram Reels, on YouTube Shorts, on social media, on devices, on screens, and online.
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Philip Maymin,
Forbes.com,
21 Feb. 2026
The busybody neighbor was hilarious.
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Marisa Silver
september 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for busybody
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Even today, the vast majority of parents, educators, legislators, and other busybodies think teens and kids in general are spending too much time on TikTok, on Instagram Reels, on YouTube Shorts, on social media, on devices, on screens, and online.
—
Philip Maymin,
Forbes.com,
21 Feb. 2026
The busybody neighbor was hilarious.
—
Marisa Silver
september 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.
—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for busybody
Recent Examples of Synonyms for busybody
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After what was initially reported as a home intruder, police found a 10-foot alligator swimming in the pool, PEOPLE previously reported.
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Which had been locked by the emergency intruder alert.
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Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.
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Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
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Nelly herself is heavily reinterpreted by Fennell, imagined in this film as the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat who serves as Cathy’s maid; the film also runs with modern readings of her character as a more proactive meddler in the doomed love between the main characters.
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The factory owners called her a meddler and insisted that the cost of protecting workers would destroy American industry.
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Russia is essentially trying to build a closed, spy-friendly, domestic version of the Internet.
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Brown and Harbour are set to star in and executive produce an upcoming spy drama show from A24 that has received a straight-to-series order at Netflix.
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In fact, the NFLPA filed an amicus brief effectively against Clarett, portraying him as an interloper of sorts.
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Later, a gray squirrel expressed its displeasure at an interloper disrupting its peace.
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Linda Tripp, world-famous buttinsky , Dropped a dime on M. Lewinsky.
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Rather, the story is set in motion by Kevin O’Neill (Rick Holmes), a private-equity manager and arrogant buttinsky who takes an interest in Cara.
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“Busybody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/busybody. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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