as in interfering
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
she can no more refrain from intermeddling than she can from breathing
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Verb
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No, the most probable outcome is some sort of controversial ending, perhaps with McIntyre interfering and costing either Fatu or Rhodes the match.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026 -
Guy has spoken openly about not interfering too much while Hunter established himself in the food world.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In reality, your body is constantly regulating them on its own, and messing with that process can be problematic.—
Rachel Reiff Ellis,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2026
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The last two seasons have proven that the team starts off slow, which ends up messing their chances of making the playoffs.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Thornton, a vice president of strategic communications who has worked downtown for 17 years, including a decade with AIMCLEAR, was no stranger to snooping on behalf of his colleagues and his employer.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
5 Dec. 2025
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But snooping signals a lack of trust.—
Dr. Cortney Warren,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Intermeddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermeddling. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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