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
Or, that of the athlete who kicks butt in the regular season, only to wilt in the playoffs.
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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
The blimp, Marty jackets, the orange ping-pong balls, the fake Zoom meeting with his PR team, Susan Boyle, the Sphere, a verse on an EsDeeKid remix — at the time of writing, Timothée Chalamet is still going (probably), working overtime to get butts in theaters and an Oscar in his hand.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
In this case, Paramount or Netflix would be subsuming a studio that’s been successful at putting butts in cinema seats—not that getting audiences into the cinemas has been a priority for Netflix, anyway.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
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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
The blimp, Marty jackets, the orange ping-pong balls, the fake Zoom meeting with his PR team, Susan Boyle, the Sphere, a verse on an EsDeeKid remix — at the time of writing, Timothée Chalamet is still going (probably), working overtime to get butts in theaters and an Oscar in his hand.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
In this case, Paramount or Netflix would be subsuming a studio that’s been successful at putting butts in cinema seats—not that getting audiences into the cinemas has been a priority for Netflix, anyway.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butt in
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Russian secret services plotted to interfere and tip the election in Orbán's favor, according to numerous media reports, including The Washington Post.—
Compiled byDemocrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports,
Arkansas Online,
13 Apr. 2026
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In it, Varga was talking about an attempt by government aides to interfere in a corruption case.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
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So no need to mess with rebates, coupons, or TrumpRx.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
9 Apr. 2026
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Stop messing with Wedgie, already.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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When Sonny eventually passes out, Chee starts doing some snooping around.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Although privacy advocates have praised the ability of encryption to effectively scramble messages so third parties are unable to snoop on people’s conversations, various members of law enforcement have said that doing so impedes their ability to investigate certain crimes.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Wrencher said Russell once tied her to a chair, poked her with a knife, and threatened to burn the house down, the son said.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Both characteristics were on full display when Drasner hit the local airwaves with a television commercial that promoted The News and poked fun at one of its upstart rivals.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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