as in busy
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
a relentlessly intruding child who likes to interrupt adult conversations simply to get attention
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as in interrupting
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
forgive me for intruding, but I think I know where that restaurant is
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as in interfering
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 intruding
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
No employee can even contemplate intruding on her, much less with news like this.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Still, real life also has a way of intruding.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
South Florida will have no way to send water to the ocean, and no way to stop salt water from intruding into its water supply.
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Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
There are worse things that could happen than Jimmy Fallon intruding upon your life in the game and being forced to adapt to that.
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Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Where that movie was about one man intruding upon everyone else’s thoughts, however, this one is about everyone else’s thoughts intruding upon one man.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
But instead of being destroyed like other intruding pathogens, the spores germinate and multiply.
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Hannah Kinzer,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
This vireo actually is singing its song to woo a mate or deter another potential romantic partner from intruding on its territory.
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Sheryl Devore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
In ornamental beds, install cardboard rings under the mulch around perennial or annual plants to stop weeds from intruding.
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
No employee can even contemplate intruding on her, much less with news like this.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Still, real life also has a way of intruding.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
South Florida will have no way to send water to the ocean, and no way to stop salt water from intruding into its water supply.
—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
There are worse things that could happen than Jimmy Fallon intruding upon your life in the game and being forced to adapt to that.
—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Where that movie was about one man intruding upon everyone else’s thoughts, however, this one is about everyone else’s thoughts intruding upon one man.
—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
But instead of being destroyed like other intruding pathogens, the spores germinate and multiply.
—
Hannah Kinzer,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
This vireo actually is singing its song to woo a mate or deter another potential romantic partner from intruding on its territory.
—
Sheryl Devore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruding
Adjective
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The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's busiest energy shipping corridors, has remained a focal point of tensions since fighting erupted between the United States, Israel and Iran earlier this year.
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With the bullpen overworked from a busy week — which featured a doubleheader Wednesday — manager Craig Counsell said Friday wasn’t the time to be aggressive.
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The best way to combat mosquitoes is by interrupting their life cycle, consistently dumping out containers, refreshing water in birdbaths, and adding Mosquito Dunks to wet areas that can't be easily drained.
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Set up a casual self-serve spot so guests can refill without interrupting play.
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Negrón also referred to the Justice Department and its Office of Government Ethics, the findings of an internal investigation led by the economic development agency against two government officials, who are accused of interfering in the process for an auction of a contract involving federal funds.
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In an unprecedented moved in May, Lebanon filed a formal complaint against Iran at the United Nations Security Council, directly accusing Tehran of violating the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations for interfering in its sovereign decisions and dragging the country into war.
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Endless house rules meant to address all of Zuri’s life-threatening allergies feel intrusive and strip away Layla’s autonomy.
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This insatiable appetite frequently leads to leaks of sensitive personal records, malicious code injection and intrusive user profiling.
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No one can match her depth and passion to get vengeance on Krem of the Yellow Hills for messing with her family — a sentiment Cancers understand.
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Marilyn, Nixon, the Kennedys, Bay of Pigs—we’ve seen Ellroy messing with this material long before the Quintet.
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Besides the risk of Oracle snooping into your business, there’s also the possibility of regulatory capture — that is, because Ellison is so tight with the Trumps, what remains of the government watchdogs won’t stop it.
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This leads to a lively scene where Carl and his glowering right-hand man make an impromptu visit to Hypergnosis headquarters and demand a demonstration of Duncan’s snooping network.
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“Intruding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intruding. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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