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
For anyone waiting to see any actual butts in seats?
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
Stop counting butts in seats and start counting wins.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors said the defendant’s DNA was found on a cigarette butt in the back of the black SUV.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
But according to box-office analysts, the Captain America intellectual property — seemingly regardless of who is playing the character — remains ultimately responsible for putting butts in seats.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
Stop counting butts in seats and start counting wins.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors said the defendant’s DNA was found on a cigarette butt in the back of the black SUV.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
But according to box-office analysts, the Captain America intellectual property — seemingly regardless of who is playing the character — remains ultimately responsible for putting butts in seats.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butt in
Verb
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Nevertheless, the Obama administration ordered a new intelligence assessment claiming that Russia had interfered in the election to aid then-candidate Donald Trump.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
25 July 2025
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Russia attempted to interfere in the 2016 presidential election in favor of Trump, according to former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 2019 final report and a 2020 bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee assessment.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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But this one was so good, so short, even Lisa couldn’t mess it up.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
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But the bone-dry cabin air and the altitude can really mess things up.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Last week, an American Airlines flight returned to its departing airport when a passenger snooped on another's phone, misinterpreting a text message as a threat to the aircraft.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Meachum called in reinforcements while snooping around the property and was caught by Volchek, who ordered Mikhail to take Meachum out to the back and shoot him.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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This review pokes a useful hole in the breathless reception this film received, while managing to feel fond.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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The dish is almost a tease, tickling and poking you by showcasing carrots such that here a confident argument is made to herald them in as the pre-eminent salad vegetable.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
23 July 2025
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“Butt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butt%20in. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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