as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
please stop meddling in your sister's marriage, even though you mean well
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Recent Examples of meddle
Set three years after the Imjin War, Kingdom sees a mysterious plague spreading throughout the Joseon Dynasty, which is sure to meddle in the various political conspiracies.
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Sammi Burke, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
The league has enough meddling owners and microphone fiends.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
All's fair in love and war — an idiom that Cressida (second from left, played by Jessica Madsen) and her meddling mama would do well to remember while courting the Prince!
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Instead of meddling in the permitting process, the president should send a recovery package to Congress to help families rebuild, Newsom said, citing a letter from a bipartisan delegation of California legislators that called for federal funding.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Sammi Burke, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
The league has enough meddling owners and microphone fiends.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
All's fair in love and war — an idiom that Cressida (second from left, played by Jessica Madsen) and her meddling mama would do well to remember while courting the Prince!
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Instead of meddling in the permitting process, the president should send a recovery package to Congress to help families rebuild, Newsom said, citing a letter from a bipartisan delegation of California legislators that called for federal funding.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meddle
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For the experiment, Northwestern and Fermilab are using the Northwestern Experimental Underground Site, or NEXUS, located 106 meters below Fermilab so cosmic rays don't interfere.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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This approach echoed that of Ba Khin, who spoke of teaching meditation without interfering in his students’ personal faith.—
Daniel M. Stuart,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
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Most bites occur when people mess with snakes, Magee said.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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So no need to mess with rebates or even TrumpRx.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Meddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddle. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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