snooped

verb

past tense of snoop
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 While authorities snooped around, the charity’s fundraising expenses declined, dropping from $384,000 in 2016 to $111,000 in 2017. — Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Untrustworthy employees There have been cases where employees at security companies snooped through camera feeds. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooped
  1. interfered
  2. messed
  3. poked
Verb
  • He was supposed to be one-on-one with Reigns before Jimmy Uso interfered and cost him the title.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The robot had to remove the lid, pick up the banana and place it on the plate, while adjusting its actions if a person interfered or an attempt failed.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of interfered
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  • Had a couple calls in here that messed it up a little bit, but that’s the game.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026
  • In Argentina, however, the Barras bravas remain a muscular, not-to-be-messed-with presence.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of messed
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  • Gray-green eyes poked up from its small, round shell, which was the color of sand, and its legs made a soft, scuttling sound.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Flip and continue to cook until the flesh begins to flake when poked with a fork, 1 to 2 minutes.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of poked

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