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as in interfered
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
a neighbor who likes to nose around in everyone else's business
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as in dragged
to move slowly
the line to get tickets is just nosing, so we are going to be here for a while
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Recent Examples of nosed
Miutine is the brand’s first fragrance launch under licensee L’Oréal, and the juice was nosed by IFF master perfumer Dominique Ropion.
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James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosed
Verb
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Moehrig would later produce a huge third down stop for a loss of five yards as the Packers sniffed the end zone in the fourth quarter.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
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The game may not have even sniffed extra innings without the game from Shohei Ohtani.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Though some institutions have welcomed workers’ unions, others have dragged their feet.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
7 Nov. 2025
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Knocked unconscious, Will is then dragged by the Demogorgon to the lair of Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower).—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The home smelled so bad that my clients and I still joke about it.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The cafeteria smelled the same.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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One live roach crawled on the floor near the kitchen door.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Roaring out of the gates in Set 2, the Raiders mounted a commanding 10-2 lead, but the Storm went blow for blow with the Raiders and crawled back into the set.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Jet fuels and other petroleum products are refined from crude oil, and contain chemicals that are toxic to humans when inhaled.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sprays are easy to apply to skin or clothing but must be used with caution as they can also be inhaled.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Whoopi Goldberg, Emily Blunt and Natasha Lyonne were among the stars expressing their outrage, while Ryan Reynolds poked fun at Tilly in his new Mint Mobile ad.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Low branches poked at the roof of our boat and brushed our arms.—
Idra Novey,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Nosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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