as in interlopers
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
an inveterate intruder, he needs to get a life
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Recent Examples of intruders
Audrey Hepburn plays a blind woman who manages to thwart intruders by shutting off all the lights in her apartment.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Drones circle the Atlanta set, intruders trying to sneak unauthorized footage of the final season.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
The intruders then left the home.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The field intruders were seen in handcuffs as they were being led out of the stadium.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Both of those boxes were emptied and gone, which led Sainz to believe the intruders likely shoved all of the guinea pigs into the two boxes.
—Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
There are no support groups for people who've killed intruders.
—Heidi Yewman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
While the Frasers keep a united front against outside intruders, family secrets finally coming to light threaten to tear them apart from the inside.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
The final season, set to premiere in early 2026, will also see the Frasers attempt to keep a united front against outside intruders, only to see family secrets surface and threaten to tear them apart from the inside.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Drones circle the Atlanta set, intruders trying to sneak unauthorized footage of the final season.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
The intruders then left the home.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The field intruders were seen in handcuffs as they were being led out of the stadium.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Both of those boxes were emptied and gone, which led Sainz to believe the intruders likely shoved all of the guinea pigs into the two boxes.
—Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
There are no support groups for people who've killed intruders.
—Heidi Yewman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
While the Frasers keep a united front against outside intruders, family secrets finally coming to light threaten to tear them apart from the inside.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
The final season, set to premiere in early 2026, will also see the Frasers attempt to keep a united front against outside intruders, only to see family secrets surface and threaten to tear them apart from the inside.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruders
Noun
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Chronic neuropathic pain, however, is the most unwelcome of all the interlopers.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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This is a novel and compelling scenario and offers a refreshing alternative to collisions from interplanetary interlopers explaining the destruction of a former Saturnian moon.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the show’s dangers aren’t limited to supernatural creatures—sinister scientists, Soviet spies, and government cover-ups all loom large.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Duplicity, directed by Tony Gilroy, follows two corporate spies, Claire (Roberts) and Ray (Owen), who become embroiled in a clandestine love affair.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In between bickering with Rodgers and pining for a young would-be protégé named Elizabeth, played by Margaret Qualley, Hart gossips to the bartender—Eddie, portrayed by Bobby Cannavale—and begs him for just one more pour.—
Kyle McGovern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of the agency’s informants attended the wedding, as a guest.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Police learned in September that Garnett was selling meth and made several purchases of meth from Garnett using confidential informants, according to a probable cause affidavit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Intruders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intruders. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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