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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as in spy
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Recent Examples of snoop
Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Harry suggested that information had come from eavesdropping on his phone calls or having private investigators snoop on him.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 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
Although privacy advocates have praised the ability of encryption to effectively scramble messages so third parties are unable to snoop on people’s conversations, various members of law enforcement have said that doing so impedes their ability to investigate certain crimes.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Harry suggested that information had come from eavesdropping on his phone calls or having private investigators snoop on him.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 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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Verb
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This act interferes greatly with local departments of planning and development for erroneous climate protocols enacted by Ronald Regan.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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First, my office drafted an enforceable ordinance that does not interfere in any way with the legitimate interests of the federal government in enforcing immigration laws constitutionally.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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The House sent its three-year extension of section 702 to the Senate on Wednesday, which included oversight guardrails and penalties for abuses of the spy program.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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Having played British spies, lords, WWII fighters pilots and even wrestlers, Jack Lowden has now taken on his most contemporary role to date.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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According to the Marietta Police Department, Constantin would mess with the vehicle's milage before selling them to unsuspecting buyers.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Giants’ position really, really messed us up in trying to even negotiate with Oakland.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 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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When Andrei Vasilevskiy tried to poke the puck away, Bolduc had moved so deep into the crease area that the puck went off him and into the net for his first career playoff goal.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The host also poked fun at the Trumps’ living separately despite being married for 22 years.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 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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Fortunately, this 3-D contoured mask doesn’t mess up my makeup or put pressure on my sensitive peepers.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Snoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoop. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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