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
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.
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 24 July 2025
The blockbuster was born out of China’s cutting-edge film industry in record time — putting thousands of butts in seats and raking in millions at the box office before the craze could end.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 July 2025
But the Clippers have mostly kicked butt in that regard since Steve Ballmer – a man, at last check, who’s worth $136.5 billion took over … and the Lakers have one more championship to show for it, and a matching Western Conference finals appearance.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
But the head of the Democratic National Committee wants party officers to not butt in for primaries.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 24 July 2025
The blockbuster was born out of China’s cutting-edge film industry in record time — putting thousands of butts in seats and raking in millions at the box office before the craze could end.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 July 2025
But the Clippers have mostly kicked butt in that regard since Steve Ballmer – a man, at last check, who’s worth $136.5 billion took over … and the Lakers have one more championship to show for it, and a matching Western Conference finals appearance.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
But the head of the Democratic National Committee wants party officers to not butt in for primaries.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butt in
Verb
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But Russia is unlikely to interfere, since direct, air-to-air combat would not work to its advantage.—
ANDRIY ZAGORODNYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
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That’s when aircraft rotations are at their most complicated, weather is more likely to interfere, and airports are at their busiest.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some versions were designed to snoop on Telegram messages.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Its security staff had discovered Cobwebs, founded by former members of Israel’s elite cyber intel agencies, was using hundreds of accounts to snoop on Facebook and WhatsApp users, many of them activists, opposition politicians and government officials in Hong Kong and Mexico.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Schneemann poked a single into right field to bring home both Hedges and Kwan.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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While some are panicking about the potential event, others are poking fun at the prediction.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Butt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butt%20in. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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