as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
a private investigator snooping around the abandoned warehouse
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Recent Examples of snoop
Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
When Sonny eventually passes out, Chee starts doing some snooping around.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
Walter hacks into the internet and Lottie’s phone while Shauna mopes around, and Misty snoops in Lottie’s pockets and drawers for evidence.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Anymore, which will allow subscribers to snoop at a deep level on just about anyone in the world; the war against the data eaters, the name suggests, is long since lost, and is none of your business, anyway.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
When Sonny eventually passes out, Chee starts doing some snooping around.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
Illustration by Patricia Bolaños New York, as the best gossips know, is a snoop’s paradise—a nirvana for nosiness, an intermeddler’s Eden.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
Walter hacks into the internet and Lottie’s phone while Shauna mopes around, and Misty snoops in Lottie’s pockets and drawers for evidence.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snoop
Verb
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The Kennedy Center’s leadership argued in its appeal Friday that the renovation was badly needed and accused the lower court, in terms that seemed similar to Trump’s speech patterns, of interfering in the effort.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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But a thing called the Civil War interfered.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Big tech and corporate spies Grady’s stewardship of state money has been questioned in the past.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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To get into 1970s Moscow spy mode as Twila, Richardson joined forces on a thrifting expedition with costume designer Anastasia Magoutas.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Rocky was not to be messed with.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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In fact, there are reasons to mess with Australia, via the media.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Noun
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The Department’s mistake is to worry about Sarah instead of Zoë, the professional snooper.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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It is turned off by default—anything that can store this kind of history is something that a snooper or domestic abuser could access.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cloudy and rainy conditions prevail throughout the morning, then in the afternoon the sun pokes through with calm winds.—
Kendrick Calfee
June 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Cover the jar with plastic wrap and poke a few holes in the top.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Similar to how goggles protect your peepers from chlorine (and the burning feeling that can follow after opening your eyes in a swimming pool), goggles work very well to combat onion tears, Hale says.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2026
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The House advanced the bill codifying the peeper’s status, House Bill 5534, this week by a vote of 136-0.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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“Snoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoop. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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