obtruded

past tense of obtrude

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtruded
Verb
  • But a thing called the Civil War interfered.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Weiser, Polis and the state's top water official — state engineer Jason Ullman — denied Nebraska's claims that Colorado interfered in its attempts to build the canal and denied the allegations that Colorado is not meeting the requirements of the compact.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The internet already messed her up pretty good.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The internet already messed her up pretty good.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Obtruded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtruded. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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