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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
Work wants to intrude on my window into the world.
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Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The Ultra's thinner black bezel intrudes slightly upon the display for its front-facing camera, though the notch is smaller than last year's Tab S10 Ultra.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Similarly, the discreetly mournful compositions of Giorgio Matteo and Aki Oliviero’s score hover politely on the periphery of the (in)action, careful not to intrude.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the state intrudes more and more into daily life.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The Ultra's thinner black bezel intrudes slightly upon the display for its front-facing camera, though the notch is smaller than last year's Tab S10 Ultra.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Similarly, the discreetly mournful compositions of Giorgio Matteo and Aki Oliviero’s score hover politely on the periphery of the (in)action, careful not to intrude.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the state intrudes more and more into daily life.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intrude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrude
Verb
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Later today, your home routine will be interrupted.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris' ongoing book tour hit a tense temporary hurdle Thursday night after the politician stood up to challenge pro-Palestinian protesters who interrupted her presentation.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Kremlin has repeatedly denied interfering in foreign elections.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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The cornea is a perfect alternating stack of tiny fibers that is so regular that light goes right through it, and the cells of the lens have lost nearly all their internal structures (organelles), leaving only a soup of almost identical proteins that don’t interfere much with the passage of light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Intrude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrude. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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