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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
But the White House has balked at trying to broker his return, arguing the courts can’t intrude on the president’s diplomacy powers.
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Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
For example, saltwater intruded about one mile inland between 2009 and 2019 in parts of the Fort Lauderdale area.
—John Kominoski, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
That, the government argued, would intrude on the President’s sole power to conduct foreign relations.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 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
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Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
For example, saltwater intruded about one mile inland between 2009 and 2019 in parts of the Fort Lauderdale area.
—John Kominoski, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
That, the government argued, would intrude on the President’s sole power to conduct foreign relations.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 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
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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 21 May. 2025.
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