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Recent Examples of busybody Of all people to hand a secret to, a religious busybody has to be among the worst. Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024 Fiona Shaw plays the maiden sister of Roger Muldoon, friend of Grace, general busybody, possessor of zero ability to read a room. Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 This style of browsing is distinct from the hunter and the busybody, as the dancer weaves a path through new information across broad subjects that have some tangible link. New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024 The moment of recognition is fleeting but will soon enough be pivotal to the show — especially as it is cushioned by many a microaggression on both women (one Black, one Jewish) at the hands of the busybody store employees. Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 19 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for busybody
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Noun
  • Oh no, the uncles are mini-golfing in Biloxi and spy Mina with Demetrius.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 June 2025
  • The international community continues to watch closely as tensions simmer and Iran's spy crisis deepens.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • This relatively tiny interloper traveled like a dart through the core of the Bullseye about 50 million years ago, leaving rings in its wake like ripples in a pond.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
  • These intestinal interlopers include Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale, which are the leading hookworms worldwide, including in the US.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Linda Tripp, world-famous buttinsky , Dropped a dime on M. Lewinsky.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2020
  • 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.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 6 June 2018

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“Busybody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/busybody. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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