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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
When Mochi nosed the one with truffles, Pera gave him a treat.
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Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026
Miutine is the brand’s first fragrance launch under licensee L’Oréal, and the juice was nosed by IFF master perfumer Dominique Ropion.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026
Miutine is the brand’s first fragrance launch under licensee L’Oréal, and the juice was nosed by IFF master perfumer Dominique Ropion.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosed
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On the next play, Patriots rookie Craig Woodson sniffed out a trick play and dropped the ball carrier on an end around for a loss of five.—
February 9,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The tougher hurdle, historically speaking, is that the Cowboys haven’t sniffed a conference championship game in Dak’s time.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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To this day, Bezos has never interfered in newsroom decisions, according to interviews with two dozen senior Post journalists over the years.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2026
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The match ended in disqualification after Finn Balor interfered.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Clinton Towers Tenants Association President Mary Somoza says residents are fed up with construction in the lobby and on the facade that's dragged on for three years.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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As the weeks dragged, the RAF turned to a fringe Palestinian militant group, then based in Baghdad, for help.—
Jason Burke,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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And in January, the other man was arrested again, also on the Red Line, after officers smelled marijuana on a train car near 87th Street and arrested him for cannabis possession.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Sure enough, the wine smelled like a grove of cedars and carried hints of mushrooms, black earth, and the sea.—
Alex Halberstadt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Wedding tradition in the South is nothing to be messed with.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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In her fifty-seven years of wandering, nobody had messed with her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Three roaches crawled on the floor elsewhere.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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In some cases, these restaurants crawled — for decades — so that Charlotte’s food scene could walk.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
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Medicines needing to be inhaled or smoked are prohibitedunless in a prescribed inhaler.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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If inhaled, these fumes can lead to trouble breathing, eye and skin irritation, and in some cases, even death.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Just before halftime, Hoffmann poked a loose ball ahead to midcourt, beat a Vernon Hills player to the ball and raced to the basket for a layup to give the Rams a 21-13 lead.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Later, outside of Guthrie's home, Tucson resident Lupita Tello poked the dirt with a sharp metal rod soldered to a handle.—
Helen Rummel,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Nosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosed. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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