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
No star has worked harder to put butts in seats since Barbie.
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
A lot of people lose their butts in a bookstore, but the successful bookstores are becoming more successful.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Or, that of the athlete who kicks butt in the regular season, only to wilt in the playoffs.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026
None other than Greene, celebrity multitasker — drinking Coke in the ads and kicking butt in the game, driving the Steelers to their (and his) fourth SB victory.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
A lot of people lose their butts in a bookstore, but the successful bookstores are becoming more successful.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Or, that of the athlete who kicks butt in the regular season, only to wilt in the playoffs.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026
None other than Greene, celebrity multitasker — drinking Coke in the ads and kicking butt in the game, driving the Steelers to their (and his) fourth SB victory.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butt in
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Hardly surprising when the average American citizen is being fiscally mugged by the consequences of double standards that have long been at play, with Israeli entities not only exempt from registering as foreign agents, but exceptionally blessed to freely interfere in American political life.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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Then in August, the administration dismantled the Foreign Malign Influence Center, a branch of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that had stymied efforts by Russia, China and Iran to interfere in the 2024 election.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
13 Apr. 2026
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This rug can stand up to all your pets’ messes with its durable fibers that are easy to spot-clean.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Rock Hall just messed this one up.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
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Determined to spy her way out of Gilead, Daisy uses the tea party as a chance to snoop around Commander MacKenzie’s study.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
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Anymore, which will allow subscribers to snoop at a deep level on just about anyone in the world; the war against the data eaters, the name suggests, is long since lost, and is none of your business, anyway.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Paul, who co-created the Apple TV+ series and drew from season one for the musical’s script and score, performs a dexterous trick, poking fun at the form’s many ridiculous tropes with an unmistakably affectionate hand.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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Anderson says the magic lies in Gray’s willingness to poke fun at himself.—
Rachel Ventresca,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Butt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butt%20in. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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