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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
Then a new entity clumsily named Netflix intruded with its quantum equation.
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Peter Bart, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
The Arctic is also seeing warmer, saltier Atlantic Ocean water intrude northward into the Arctic Ocean.
—Matthew L. Druckenmiller, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
Rewatching bits and pieces of the director’s filmography this week, the ongoing investigation into the killings of Reiner and his wife kept intruding.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
On a popular beach in Australia, the darkness of antisemitism intruded on the Festival of Light.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
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Peter Bart, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
The Arctic is also seeing warmer, saltier Atlantic Ocean water intrude northward into the Arctic Ocean.
—Matthew L. Druckenmiller, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
Rewatching bits and pieces of the director’s filmography this week, the ongoing investigation into the killings of Reiner and his wife kept intruding.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
On a popular beach in Australia, the darkness of antisemitism intruded on the Festival of Light.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrude
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Natural gas production can be interrupted when gas freezes at the wellhead in subfreezing temperatures if appropriate safeguards are not implemented.—
Matt Randolph,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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As Beane began to answer the question, Pegula interrupted to explain the situation and take the blame off Beane.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Campos and her colleagues stress that their role is strictly observational — never to interfere.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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In May 2025, an individual was arrested at the Phelps Street home on drug possession, criminal trespass and interfering charges, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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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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But Miami doesn’t want to take Mensah to mess with Duke for funsies any more than Duke wants to keep Mensah to stick it to Miami.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Intrude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrude. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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