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
PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
Scores of security guards keep the homeless, the snoops and the patent-stealers at bay, while the dealmakers pack into the cramped Westin St. Francis hotel and its surrounds to meet with cash-hungry executives from biotech and other health care companies.
—Molly Castle Work and Arthur Allen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024
Carrie Johnson, NPR, 9 June 2025
Jason’s friend and a fellow associate of Brian’s, Cal feels safest hanging at home, snooping on Coast Guard comms with a few beers and some private browser tabs open.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Verb
And a feature called Track Cleaner wipes away tracks and traces of your computer and internet use, to foil snoops.
—PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
Scores of security guards keep the homeless, the snoops and the patent-stealers at bay, while the dealmakers pack into the cramped Westin St. Francis hotel and its surrounds to meet with cash-hungry executives from biotech and other health care companies.
—Molly Castle Work and Arthur Allen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024
Noun
Others described judges attempting to snoop or surveil them.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 9 June 2025
Jason’s friend and a fellow associate of Brian’s, Cal feels safest hanging at home, snooping on Coast Guard comms with a few beers and some private browser tabs open.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snoop
Verb
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That allowed a returning Tonga Loa to interfere and nearly cost Fatu the match.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Salwa, the narrator, decides to interfere and starts a series of comic attempts to set them up.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
Noun
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For those who don't know, Area 51 is a large, secretive military base in the remote Nevada desert where several exotic military aircraft have been developed and tested over the years, including the venerable U-2 spy plane way back when.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Israel’s spy service conducted elaborate sabotage operations on Iranian soil.—
Nabih Bulos
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
Verb
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But the bone-dry cabin air and the altitude can really mess things up.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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Trim overhanging limbs and relocate furniture to avoid popular bird perches that drop messes onto your patio.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 June 2025
Verb
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Progress with Canada has been a roller coaster, with the U.S. president poking at the nation’s northern neighbor and repeatedly suggesting it would be absorbed as a U.S. state.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Johnson immediately returned to social media Wednesday night to post a series of rambling videos discussing his arrest and seemingly poking at Rogan without addressing him directly.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Peep Dorothy’s peepers when Wicked: For Good premieres November 21.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
5 June 2025
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Suddenly, Riddick's effervescent peepers become their only hope for survival, if he can be bothered to help out.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Snoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoop. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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