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
Conversely, when meddling politicians leave production and people alone, cooperation soars in concert with falling prices.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Daboll meddled and yanked away play calling from Kafka multiple times during the 2023 season, even giving it to quarterbacks coach Shea Tierney for the second half of a bad road loss at Dallas.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
The lawsuit has led to accusations from journalists that Paramount leadership has meddled in coverage of Trump, compromising their integrity.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
As first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Parker and Stone (through their attorney) threatened legal action against Paramount, accusing the company’s incoming president Jeff Shell of meddling in their contract negotiations with Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Daboll meddled and yanked away play calling from Kafka multiple times during the 2023 season, even giving it to quarterbacks coach Shea Tierney for the second half of a bad road loss at Dallas.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
The lawsuit has led to accusations from journalists that Paramount leadership has meddled in coverage of Trump, compromising their integrity.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
As first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Parker and Stone (through their attorney) threatened legal action against Paramount, accusing the company’s incoming president Jeff Shell of meddling in their contract negotiations with Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
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Nevertheless, the Obama administration ordered a new intelligence assessment claiming that Russia had interfered in the election to aid then-candidate Donald Trump.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
25 July 2025
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Russia attempted to interfere in the 2016 presidential election in favor of Trump, according to former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 2019 final report and a 2020 bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee assessment.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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But this one was so good, so short, even Lisa couldn’t mess it up.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 July 2025
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But the bone-dry cabin air and the altitude can really mess things up.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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“Meddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddle. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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