as in interfering
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
please don't mess with me while I'm trying to concentrate
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Recent Examples of messing
Stop messing with Wedgie, already.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Why are people messing with those cute little robots?
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The weather keeps messing with the White Sox schedule.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The robots are messing with that math.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
But now, with its Major League Baseball opening night rights, the streamer is messing with the wrong fan base.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Tulane’s other big contingent, activist investors, have been a bit defanged by AI, which is messing with companies’ strategies and their ability to credibly critique them.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Trump reportedly enjoys 'messing with' journalists who contact his personal number.
—FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Pass the legislation and stop messing with our circadian rhythms.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Why are people messing with those cute little robots?
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The weather keeps messing with the White Sox schedule.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The robots are messing with that math.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
But now, with its Major League Baseball opening night rights, the streamer is messing with the wrong fan base.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Tulane’s other big contingent, activist investors, have been a bit defanged by AI, which is messing with companies’ strategies and their ability to credibly critique them.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Trump reportedly enjoys 'messing with' journalists who contact his personal number.
—FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Pass the legislation and stop messing with our circadian rhythms.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messing
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Orbán and his allies, including US Vice President JD Vance, who traveled to Budapest this week to endorse the prime minister, have accused the EU of interfering in Hungary’s election over the bloc’s withholding of funding.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Reiser also faulted Adam Cohen for interfering in the sale of his father’s music catalog to Hipgnosis.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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For his part, Anderson possessed a wry sense of humor and wasn’t above poking fun at himself.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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This second season is once again poking at inertia and stasis and how romantic relationships can crumble into a series of self-destructive choices.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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When Sonny eventually passes out, Chee starts doing some snooping around.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Thornton, a vice president of strategic communications who has worked downtown for 17 years, including a decade with AIMCLEAR, was no stranger to snooping on behalf of his colleagues and his employer.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Messing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messing. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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