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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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
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This approach sparks a heated debate about proper justice, leading to the revelation of other secret desires between the two spies.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Gary Oldman stars as the curmudgeonly Jackson Lamb, who leads MI5, a unit full of low-level spies that includes Jack Lowden’s River Cartwright.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Impressionistic lyrics would fit this stuff, but Le Bon pokes the spacious haze with direct evocations of love and heartbreak.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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The track pokes fun at consumerism and a materialistic society constantly seeking the next best thing, a theme that remains relevant nearly 45 years later.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Both of those boxes were emptied and gone, which led Sainz to believe the intruders likely shoved all of the guinea pigs into the two boxes.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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There are no support groups for people who've killed intruders.—
Heidi Yewman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The object is named for its status as one of three interstellar interlopers ever discovered in our cosmic neighborhood, as well as the telescope that spotted it.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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At that point, the business forfeited its future to tech interlopers.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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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 7 Oct. 2025.
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