as in interfered
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 snooped
Untrustworthy employees There have been cases where employees at security companies snooped through camera feeds.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooped
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Castle shoved Avdija back before referees and players from both teams interfered.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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When officers attempted to have Michael Barrientes Vela back away, his brothers interfered.—
Gabriella Ybarra,
San Antonio Express-News,
24 Apr. 2026
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But Jefferson found the experience of sitting there while lesser writers messed with his prose unbearable.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 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
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Hartman caught the pass and poked it low past Wedgewood while being buried by a Brent Burns check.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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Joshua poked me in the shoulder.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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“Snooped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snooped. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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