as in busy
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
meddlesome neighbors kept asking the couple when they were going to have children
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Recent Examples of meddlesome
Also on deck for Lionsgate are Good Fortune starring Keanu Reeves as a meddlesome angel along with Seth Rogen and Aziz Ansar and Hunger Games helmer Francis Lawrence’s Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk.
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 June 2025
The new president, Karol Nawrocki, and his allies in the opposition Law and Justice party see the EU as a meddlesome bureaucracy, with a liberal agenda that threatens Polish sovereignty.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
The crisis involves a body and a ticking clock, as well as a zany, meddlesome doorman (Method Man, always welcome) added for good measure.
—Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The more unified Ethiopia becomes, the less meddlesome outsiders will be able to exploit its divisions.
—Jeffrey Feltman, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2022
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 June 2025
The new president, Karol Nawrocki, and his allies in the opposition Law and Justice party see the EU as a meddlesome bureaucracy, with a liberal agenda that threatens Polish sovereignty.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
The crisis involves a body and a ticking clock, as well as a zany, meddlesome doorman (Method Man, always welcome) added for good measure.
—Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The more unified Ethiopia becomes, the less meddlesome outsiders will be able to exploit its divisions.
—Jeffrey Feltman, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meddlesome
Adjective
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As a result, his street gets extremely busy in the weeks leading up to Halloween.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Do Not Disturb will be another major moment for the 2024 Rolling Stone Future of Music digital cover star, who’s already had a busy 2025.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The former is the nerdier, more officious type in his bow tie and sport coat, the latter more rakish, a one-time rabble rouser who’s just happy to have something interesting to do.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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Fast & Furious is notable for adding the character Gisele (Gal Gadot) and smaller players like Shea Whigham's officious Stasiak.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The fifth good habit is enforcing a policy of always using the least intrusive method of data collection.—
Keivan Navaie,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Oct. 2025
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The lighting design with hues of pinks, blues, and violet, are impeccable by David Lander, making sure the changes are sharp but not intrusive to the character’s world.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even sage advice given in an annoying manner will eventually be ignored, and the lord at last was driven out of his own house.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles, where the produce is so fresh and enticing as to induce tears and the reservation culture is not nearly as annoying as New York, is a sprawling city with a sprawling food scene.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Meddlesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddlesome. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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