as in to mess
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
a strong resentment of outsiders who attempted to interfere with their traditional ways of doing things
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Recent Examples of interfere
The actress often works in London, and plays the interfering Miss.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
This is the third day of rain and interfering winds.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Cabinet members reportedly watched the fiery exchange without interfering.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Mar. 2025
Chuck Todd: Jeff Bezos is blaming the victim Whatever Bezos’s personal reasons are, equally important is the fact that he is emboldened to interfere so brazenly.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
This is the third day of rain and interfering winds.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Cabinet members reportedly watched the fiery exchange without interfering.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Mar. 2025
Chuck Todd: Jeff Bezos is blaming the victim Whatever Bezos’s personal reasons are, equally important is the fact that he is emboldened to interfere so brazenly.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfere
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Trade professionals and home improvement DIYers often buy heavy-duty handheld vacuums to clean job site messes like sawdust, drywall dust or wood shavings.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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That messed me up, that messed my friends up, messed my whole family up.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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Admins with full access can snoop on the communications at any time.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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Back at Kayenta Police Station, a new FBI agent, Sylvie Washington, is snooping around.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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But Donald Trump intervened the next day after he was sworn in as president, signing an executive order to delay enforcement of that law and give ByteDance more time to find a buyer.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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This creates an unprecedented opportunity to understand player behaviors, identify any signs of problem gambling and intervene before harm occurs.—
Jeff Ifrah,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Apr. 2025
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Carrick’s penalty proved costly, as neither Trocheck nor Braden Schneider could muscle Point away from poking a puck past Shesterkin’s pad.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Hector had been poking fun at Lisa’s special interest: Taylor Swift.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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After the 2016 elections, the heads of the CIA, FBI, NSA (National Security Agency) and the director of national intelligence publicly highlighted how Russia meddled in the 2016 elections, including hacking Hillary Clinton campaign emails.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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An owner who meddles with news coverage, especially to further personal interests, is behaving unethically.—
Ruth Marcus,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
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In 2024 alone, Russia, China, and Iran all intruded on our elections.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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The first hit is free, as per usual, and after the honeymoon period, ads will intrude into the Friends tab too.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Interfere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interfere. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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