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as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
the story of a would-be matchmaker who intrudes into the lives of her friends
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Recent Examples of intrude
There is, however, disagreement among conservatives about whether Trump is overreaching — intruding into a matter that should be left to more local authority.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Just such a breakdown had occurred in Vietnam and Burma in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when colonial authorities began to intrude into peasant life, privatizing village lands, forests, and fisheries and introducing a multitude of punishing taxes.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
In other words, reality intrudes on U.S. budgeting at all times.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
That entire process egregiously intrudes on the Executive Branch's exclusive prosecutorial powers.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Just such a breakdown had occurred in Vietnam and Burma in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when colonial authorities began to intrude into peasant life, privatizing village lands, forests, and fisheries and introducing a multitude of punishing taxes.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
In other words, reality intrudes on U.S. budgeting at all times.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
That entire process egregiously intrudes on the Executive Branch's exclusive prosecutorial powers.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrude
Verb
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Making progress: Remember the story of the footballers who had their dreams interrupted by the Taliban?—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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The comms should have been sent earlier (before the service was interrupted), and written with more clarity and empathy.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 May 2025
Verb
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In 2019 he was impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of justice related to his bid to persuade Ukraine to interfere in the presidential election.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2025
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China’s assistant foreign minister, Miao Deyu, told reporters in Beijing on Sunday, according to the People’s Daily, nodding to President James Monroe’s declaration of 1823, warning European powers not to interfere in the Americas.—
Chris Buckley,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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But, if those guys [the oligarchs] do start messing everything up, then there is really something for normal people to worry about.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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So, avoid messing things up with these simple tips for cooking delicious, juicy cheeseburgers on a propane grill.—
Joe Difazio,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Intrude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrude. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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