as in interferes
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
a private investigator snooping around the abandoned warehouse
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Verb
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Bárbara, who can see the guests a few feet away, maintains a neutral expression on her face as Solène demands to be spoken to nicely, at which point Jess interferes and tells them to save it for later.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025 -
Elsewhere, Morgan interferes when Elliot admits to not being invited to his classmate’s party.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Set during the Great Depression, a Milwaukee detective’s quest to find a Wisconsin cheese heiress lands him in Hungary and on a collision course with history to meet Nazis, spies, and swing musicians in the octogenarian literary giant’s first novel in over a decade.—
Tomi Obaro,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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The duo plays Emily and Matt, a married pair of ex-CIA spies forced out of retirement and back into the world of espionage after their secret identities are revealed.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The brand’s giant green owl mascot dances badly, makes obscure pop culture references and pokes fun at the company’s push notifications.—
Leeron Walter,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Like his contemporaries, Meyers often pokes fun at the ongoing actions of the president and his administration on Late Night.—
Emlyn Travis Updated,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The natural world is unforgiving to intruders.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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The hope is that would-be intruders think twice.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The marine interlopers clogged the cooling water intake systems at the Gravelines facility in northern France late Sunday, triggering an automatic halt to three reactors.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Aug. 2025
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In a rural community like this, are new arrivals nearly always going to be seen as interlopers by locals?—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Snoops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoops. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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