as in interfering
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 snooping
Potential trouble arises when the wily victim of Danny’s, Pauline, starts snooping around the house, hears Danny’s voice and starts to bargain for her silence.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
In the film, Shy is played by Jay Lycurgo, an alternately sensitive and intimidating young actor in his breakout role, and the bag doesn’t appear until midway through, when the film crew go snooping without permission in the students’ room.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
But Barclay said the intention here isn’t to go snooping.
—Adam Stone, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Why not replace snooping with sleuthing?
—Gina Park, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
To complicate matters, a suspicious landlady, Lorelai Brown (actress Pamela Britton) is always snooping around.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Don't let that be an excuse to start snooping and reading your neighbor's mail.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
In the film, Shy is played by Jay Lycurgo, an alternately sensitive and intimidating young actor in his breakout role, and the bag doesn’t appear until midway through, when the film crew go snooping without permission in the students’ room.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
But Barclay said the intention here isn’t to go snooping.
—Adam Stone, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Why not replace snooping with sleuthing?
—Gina Park, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
To complicate matters, a suspicious landlady, Lorelai Brown (actress Pamela Britton) is always snooping around.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Don't let that be an excuse to start snooping and reading your neighbor's mail.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooping
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Particle has also accused Epic of defaming the company and interfering in its business relations.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The ministry said the statements violate a principle of international law that bars ambassadors from interfering in the host country’s internal affairs.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
25 Aug. 2025
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The last two seasons have proven that the team starts off slow, which ends up messing their chances of making the playoffs.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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In 2009, Tropicana replaced its familiar logo, an orange with a straw poking out, with a minimalist design featuring a glass of orange juice.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Routh allegedly came within a few hundred yards of Trump before a Secret Service agent spotted his rifle poking out of a tree line.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Snooping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snooping. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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