as in busy
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
the bride's parents promised that they would never be meddling in-laws
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as in interference
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as in interfering
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 meddling
Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
But Min and his fellow Democrats in the minority in the House and Senate refuse to budge and the doors of the meddling, taxing federal behemoth remain shut.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Putin claimed that such NGOs had taken in more than $1 billion from foreign sources, offering the figure as ostensible proof of Western meddling.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Many telling of the myth make clear that Prometheus only had to steal fire from Zeus because his meddling ruined it for all of us in the first place.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Like their forebears in a bygone era of Republican politics, their beliefs are defined by faith in free markets and suspicion of government meddling in society.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
That Haiti should exist with no outside meddling is his political reputation nowadays.
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Such meddling from the executive, if ultimately successful for the president in terms of him exercising more control, would lead to far lower interest rates, something Trump has consistently argued for.
—Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
But Sunday’s election means both Sandu and her party have twice won elections by commanding margins, despite widespread claims of Russian meddling.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Noel Murray, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
The Florida group pushing to legalize recreational marijuana is accusing the state of meddling with its ability to get the issue in front of voters.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
The president of the statewide North Carolina education system publicly reprimanded UNC’s Board of Trustees for their meddling weeks after Belichick’s hiring, and temporarily stripped the board of some authority.
—The Athletic Colleges Staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Critics had warned that allowing Trump to fire Cook would have trampled on decades of research showing central banks function best when they're allowed to operate without meddling from politicians.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
However, recent polls suggest that PAS could struggle to keep its majority and may need to seek a coalition with others in the 101-seat legislature, which could provide more opportunities for meddling, said Popescu-Zamfir.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
In the years before these breakdowns, the militaries in both countries were broadly opposed to meddling in politics.
—Kristina Mani, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Moscow denied the accusations of meddling in the election.
—Reuters, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
To elevate the roadhouse into a top-tier venue, Dalton confronts meddling patrons with a cutthroat, no-nonsense policy.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
Sorceresses, with their bewitching glamours and their constant meddling in affairs of state, are pariahs of a different kind.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
But Min and his fellow Democrats in the minority in the House and Senate refuse to budge and the doors of the meddling, taxing federal behemoth remain shut.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Putin claimed that such NGOs had taken in more than $1 billion from foreign sources, offering the figure as ostensible proof of Western meddling.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Many telling of the myth make clear that Prometheus only had to steal fire from Zeus because his meddling ruined it for all of us in the first place.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Like their forebears in a bygone era of Republican politics, their beliefs are defined by faith in free markets and suspicion of government meddling in society.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
That Haiti should exist with no outside meddling is his political reputation nowadays.
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Such meddling from the executive, if ultimately successful for the president in terms of him exercising more control, would lead to far lower interest rates, something Trump has consistently argued for.
—Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
But Sunday’s election means both Sandu and her party have twice won elections by commanding margins, despite widespread claims of Russian meddling.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
Predictably, Mike responds to Kyle’s beating by meddling further.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
The Florida group pushing to legalize recreational marijuana is accusing the state of meddling with its ability to get the issue in front of voters.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
The president of the statewide North Carolina education system publicly reprimanded UNC’s Board of Trustees for their meddling weeks after Belichick’s hiring, and temporarily stripped the board of some authority.
—The Athletic Colleges Staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Critics had warned that allowing Trump to fire Cook would have trampled on decades of research showing central banks function best when they're allowed to operate without meddling from politicians.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
However, recent polls suggest that PAS could struggle to keep its majority and may need to seek a coalition with others in the 101-seat legislature, which could provide more opportunities for meddling, said Popescu-Zamfir.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
In the years before these breakdowns, the militaries in both countries were broadly opposed to meddling in politics.
—Kristina Mani, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Moscow denied the accusations of meddling in the election.
—Reuters, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
To elevate the roadhouse into a top-tier venue, Dalton confronts meddling patrons with a cutthroat, no-nonsense policy.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meddling
Adjective
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At 40 of the country’s busiest airports, flights coming and going will be reduced by 10% this week.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The shutdown’s ripple effects spread across nearly every part of the air travel network Friday, with the nation’s busiest airports hit hardest.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Roberts court, unusually obsessed with the Supreme Court’s public reputation and appearance of political interference, might consider such a ruling a way to balance limiting executive power without tanking the broader economy.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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As well as visibility of the northern lights, strong geomagnetic storms can also cause problems with technology, such as fluctations in the power grid and interference with satellites, which can affect GPS.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Here the president is running roughshod over state and local governments that are not interfering in the federal government’s work.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The engineers explain that the robot’s balance and locomotion have been trained in a simulated environment with slopes, obstacles, and interfering forces, where it has been run for hundreds of thousands of virtual hours.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Arkansas Department of Human Services has been following the federal Department of Agriculture’s recent guidance on SNAP, issuing partial benefits to 240,000 low-income Arkansans participating in the nutrition assistance program.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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But there's still a lot in limbo, including pay for federal workers like air traffic controllers, SNAP food assistance and the potential for political blowback to put a possible deal in jeopardy.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The last two seasons have proven that the team starts off slow, which ends up messing their chances of making the playoffs.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The fact is, in a newsroom full of meddlesome, sometimes pushy people, Beverly was none of that.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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The special ops unit chases every lead possible, from bribes to Mexican drug cartels, a meddlesome L.A. District Attorney (Merrick McCartha) and corruption in the government of Belarus.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The early Christian movement was basically a first-century Jewish renewal movement, which, because of both the teaching and then the death and resurrection of Jesus, quickly became a Jewish renewal movement for the world.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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There are various teaching resources available to enhance the individual perspective on libido and how any individual might like to experience it.—
Rachel Murray,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There also are characters straight from the David Lynch school of the bizarre, including the menacing figure who warns Ron to stop snooping around and the bearer of a disturbing story about a manufacturing job that requires being nude.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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As Mercury and Pluto clash, snooping in someone’s business lands you in hot water.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Meddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddling. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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