as in messed
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
a strong resentment of outsiders who attempted to interfere with their traditional ways of doing things
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Recent Examples of interfered
To this day, Bezos has never interfered in newsroom decisions, according to interviews with two dozen senior Post journalists over the years.
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
The match ended in disqualification after Finn Balor interfered.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Canada also launched an investigation three years ago into whether the Chinese interfered in Canadian elections in 2019 and 2021.
—Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Lindell also has to pay $5 million to a software engineer who was able to debunk data Lindell claimed proved that China interfered in the 2020 election, a federal judge ruled in 2024.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Dallas Stars No thanks for the time Brett Hull interfered in a WCW wrestling match.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
The team won after a mystery intruder — whose identity has yet to be revealed — interfered, allowing Breakker to secure the win, according to ESPN.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
With too many possible paths through memory, competing features and priorities interfered, which meant no retrieval strategy gained control — none were selected — so the search couldn’t begin.
—Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
Weiser, Polis and the state's top water official — state engineer Jason Ullman — denied Nebraska's claims that Colorado interfered in its attempts to build the canal and denied the allegations that Colorado is not meeting the requirements of the compact.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
David Folkenflik, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
The match ended in disqualification after Finn Balor interfered.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Canada also launched an investigation three years ago into whether the Chinese interfered in Canadian elections in 2019 and 2021.
—Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Lindell also has to pay $5 million to a software engineer who was able to debunk data Lindell claimed proved that China interfered in the 2020 election, a federal judge ruled in 2024.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Dallas Stars No thanks for the time Brett Hull interfered in a WCW wrestling match.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
The team won after a mystery intruder — whose identity has yet to be revealed — interfered, allowing Breakker to secure the win, according to ESPN.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
With too many possible paths through memory, competing features and priorities interfered, which meant no retrieval strategy gained control — none were selected — so the search couldn’t begin.
—Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
Weiser, Polis and the state's top water official — state engineer Jason Ullman — denied Nebraska's claims that Colorado interfered in its attempts to build the canal and denied the allegations that Colorado is not meeting the requirements of the compact.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfered
Verb
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In her fifty-seven years of wandering, nobody had messed with her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Untrustworthy employees There have been cases where employees at security companies snooped through camera feeds.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Dec. 2025
Verb
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But there were people watching the whole time, and someone should have intervened.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2026
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Goncalves said a Good Samaritan, who was not identified, stepped in and intervened during the shooting, attempting to subdue the suspect.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Loamy soil keeps its shape but crumbles easily when poked.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
16 Feb. 2026
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The sheet cake is poked with the handle end of a wooden spoon, creating big holes into which the lemon Jell-o (the glaze) was poured.—
Carolynn Carreño,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Interfered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interfered. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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