as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
please stop meddling in your sister's marriage, even though you mean well
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Recent Examples of meddle
Musk has directly meddled in European politics, accusing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer of being an ‘accomplice’ to child grooming gangs, and speaking via video link, at a party rally for the AfD, a German far-right, anti-immigrant party.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
Moldova’s government, which is trying to lead the formerly Soviet agricultural economy into the European Union by 2030, has repeatedly accused Russia of meddling and trying to destabilize it.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Reynolds praises how the Glazers manage the team, empowering experts such as general manager Jason Licht, rather than meddling.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 May 2025
There are other high-profile areas where Trump has already meddled in sports.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
Moldova’s government, which is trying to lead the formerly Soviet agricultural economy into the European Union by 2030, has repeatedly accused Russia of meddling and trying to destabilize it.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Reynolds praises how the Glazers manage the team, empowering experts such as general manager Jason Licht, rather than meddling.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 May 2025
There are other high-profile areas where Trump has already meddled in sports.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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The government argues that district courts are expressly barred under the Immigration and Nationality Act from interfering in the execution of final removal orders, particularly under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g).—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
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The only way McAfee wins this is if someone interferes and costs Gunther the match or Gunther beats him so violently that he gets disqualified.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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Our frail nature, damaged by our propensity to mess things up, stands in need of grace and salvation.—
Anna Rowlands,
Time,
12 May 2025
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But, if those guys [the oligarchs] do start messing everything up, then there is really something for normal people to worry about.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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“Meddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddle. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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