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
Doris Roberts, who portrayed Ray's meddling mother Marie, died in 2016 at 90, following a stroke.
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
According to Lindsay, Padberg urged her to avoid meddling and let Neal and his team work with Amazon behind closed doors.
—Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Besides, Nile has no right to meddle with her process.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Wind warns that manufacturers often meddle with timepieces during service, swapping out dials or hands.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
According to Lindsay, Padberg urged her to avoid meddling and let Neal and his team work with Amazon behind closed doors.
—Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Besides, Nile has no right to meddle with her process.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Wind warns that manufacturers often meddle with timepieces during service, swapping out dials or hands.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meddle
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Campos and her colleagues stress that their role is strictly observational — never to interfere.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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In May 2025, an individual was arrested at the Phelps Street home on drug possession, criminal trespass and interfering charges, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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Somebody does something terrible and messes it up.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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If your smartwatch tracking every heartbeat and sleep cycle hasn’t already given you health anxiety, Kohler wants to mess you up in a new way.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Meddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddle. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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