as in interfered
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 meddled
Brennan, who was not immediately available for comment, has denied wrongdoing, especially in his role helping lead a sprawling multiagency investigation into whether Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election to help Trump defeat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Swalwell was a member of the House Intelligence Committee and a driving force in the investigation into whether Russia meddled in the 2016 election.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
Further, there are hints of similarities between Saputo and Vergara, two men who meddled in their MLS teams but also had more prized soccer holdings in other leagues.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The roster of characters included powerful gods who frequently meddled in the affairs of mortals for their own entertainment and the villagers, warlords, and fighters who kept Xena and Gabrielle on their toes in every episode.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Swalwell was a member of the House Intelligence Committee and a driving force in the investigation into whether Russia meddled in the 2016 election.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
Further, there are hints of similarities between Saputo and Vergara, two men who meddled in their MLS teams but also had more prized soccer holdings in other leagues.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The roster of characters included powerful gods who frequently meddled in the affairs of mortals for their own entertainment and the villagers, warlords, and fighters who kept Xena and Gabrielle on their toes in every episode.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meddled
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With too many possible paths through memory, competing features and priorities interfered, which meant no retrieval strategy gained control — none were selected — so the search couldn’t begin.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
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But a thing called the Civil War interfered.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Meddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddled. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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