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
The model’s three photos include increasingly closer shots of her butt in the underwear.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Passing a franchise icon like Darryl Strawberry might embolden even a lesser player, but Alonso has earned the right to be candid, having helped the Mets put butts in the seats since his rookie season in 2019.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
Underclassmen and transfers impress Boise State’s mostly veteran lineup in 2025 leaves little room for underclassmen to butt in, but a few are making a case for themselves this fall camp.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2025
Phoenix’s co-star at the time compared him to a higher-profile actor, to which the director butted in and shot down the comparison.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 24 July 2025
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Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Passing a franchise icon like Darryl Strawberry might embolden even a lesser player, but Alonso has earned the right to be candid, having helped the Mets put butts in the seats since his rookie season in 2019.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
Underclassmen and transfers impress Boise State’s mostly veteran lineup in 2025 leaves little room for underclassmen to butt in, but a few are making a case for themselves this fall camp.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2025
Phoenix’s co-star at the time compared him to a higher-profile actor, to which the director butted in and shot down the comparison.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butt in
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Others say that humans should not interfere in forest growth and instead take a hands off approach.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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The National Immigrant Justice Center says, if filming or taking notes of what's happening, take care not to interfere or obstruct the operation.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Somebody does something terrible and messes it up.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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If your smartwatch tracking every heartbeat and sleep cycle hasn’t already given you health anxiety, Kohler wants to mess you up in a new way.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Olympia is still looking for Senior’s mystery woman and decides to snoop through his Rolodex — old school!—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
12 Oct. 2025
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There also are characters straight from the David Lynch school of the bizarre, including the menacing figure who warns Ron to stop snooping around and the bearer of a disturbing story about a manufacturing job that requires being nude.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Tom Aspinall’s heavyweight title defense at UFC 321 ended in chaos after Ciryl Gane accidentally poked him in both eyes late in the first round.—
Antonio Losada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Or use your finger, poking it about 2 inches into the soil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Butt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butt%20in. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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