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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If Washington overtly interferes in European elections or takes the dramatic step of annexing Greenland, the postwar alliance framework, already strained, could fracture.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026 -
This Ministry frequently interferes in employers’ decisions, instigates acts of discrimination by authorities and organizations, brings weight to bear on the organs of justice and even orchestrates propaganda campaigns in the media.—
Jonny Diamond,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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We were supposed to be spies with hats.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The events occurred in and around the lawless border of Venezuela and Colombia, where spies, smugglers and gun runners rub shoulders and distrust their own shadow.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Somebody does something terrible and messes it up.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Is every head that pokes in to look at me actually Frank himself?—
Shane Kowalski,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The Aries moon pokes holes in old insecurities about competence and productivity.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
28 Dec. 2025
Noun
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While the Frasers keep a united front against outside intruders, family secrets finally coming to light threaten to tear them apart from the inside.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Dec. 2025
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The choice of home was also important to the movie’s central plot, as Kevin fought against the intruders.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Chronic neuropathic pain, however, is the most unwelcome of all the interlopers.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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This is a novel and compelling scenario and offers a refreshing alternative to collisions from interplanetary interlopers explaining the destruction of a former Saturnian moon.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 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 9 Jan. 2026.
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