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Recent Examples of nosy Just ask season 10 American Idol runner-up and country singer Lauren Alaina, who took to her Insta on Monday (July 7) to clap back at a nosy Nancy who seemed to know exactly what the 30-year-old new mom should be doing to help month-old daughter Beni Doll Arnold. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 July 2025 For Love Island fans who aren’t caught up, as well as anyone else who’s nosy by nature (hi), here’s the TL;DR on Cierra’s shocking Love Island USA departure. Sam Reed, Glamour, 7 July 2025 The series centers on Italian American sports writer Ray Barone (Romano), living with his wife and kids in Long Island, who must deal with his overbearing and nosy parents who live across the street, as well as his older brother’s frequent jealousy of his success. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 14 June 2025 The show premiered on Sept. 13, 1996, and starred comedian Ray Romano as an Italian sports columnist living in Long Island with his wife (played by Patricia Heaton) and their three kids, with his nosy parents just across the street. Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for nosy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosy
Adjective
  • But inquiring into the specifics of familial dynamics is impudent and prying -- and a line of questioning that most people would be happy to avoid answering themselves.
    Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2023
  • But inquiring into the specifics of familial dynamics is impudent and prying — and a line of questioning that most people would be happy to avoid answering themselves.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • Panouses advises his clients to use intermediaries where possible and claim their prizes on busy news days, such as Election Day, to avoid coverage.
    Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This ought to be enough to keep you busy for a little while.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The world’s first inkjet printer Rune Elmqvist was an inquisitive person.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The short clip shows the pup, named Millie, inquisitive about a large ant on the carpet before deliberately stomping on it, and then performing the most unexpected of follow-up actions—eating it.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The offense leaned heavily on deep routes that never had time to develop, a curious choice against a Browns front led by Myles Garrett.
    Mike Straw, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Towards the middle of the month, Venus and Mars will spice things up in your personal life, which can result in flirtatious exchanges or curious meet-ups that quickly heat up.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Nosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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