as in busy
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
an interfering woman by nature, she was precisely the kind of mother-in-law that every new bride dreads
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as in messing
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 interfering
New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
These nanoparticles, tiny capsules made from a polymer core and encased in a protective shell, were specifically designed to carry small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) to the small intestine.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2024
The technology is particularly well-suited to drugs incorporating siRNA (small interfering RNA) molecules.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
Joyce Antler, also a historian of American Judaism, has written specifically about stereotypes of Jewish mothers as meddlesome, interfering, overbearing and over-involved.
—Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
If that turns out to be true, some unseen actor must be interfering in the decay—potentially a new particle or force previously unidentified in nature.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Surprisingly, Judgment Day won this match with help from an interfering Balor.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Russia has proactively fed nationalist sentiments against EU integration, including by interfering in support of Brexit and Catalan independence.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2018
Verb
The researchers used nanoparticles containing small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that, when swallowed, are delivered to the small intestine.
—New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
These nanoparticles, tiny capsules made from a polymer core and encased in a protective shell, were specifically designed to carry small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) to the small intestine.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2024
The technology is particularly well-suited to drugs incorporating siRNA (small interfering RNA) molecules.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
Joyce Antler, also a historian of American Judaism, has written specifically about stereotypes of Jewish mothers as meddlesome, interfering, overbearing and over-involved.
—Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
If that turns out to be true, some unseen actor must be interfering in the decay—potentially a new particle or force previously unidentified in nature.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Surprisingly, Judgment Day won this match with help from an interfering Balor.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Russia has proactively fed nationalist sentiments against EU integration, including by interfering in support of Brexit and Catalan independence.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfering
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In fact, the sales have been rolling in for days and our team has been busy parsing through the best of the best.Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 30 Nov. 2024
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There’s no shame in starting small, especially now, when your schedule may be a little busier than usual.Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 30 Nov. 2024
Verb
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For all of what Russell is and has been, Monday was possibly his most self-aware, poking fun at his frequent stints on the trade block, owning his supreme confidence on the offensive end and his struggles on the other side of the court.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Spirit Halloween is hitting back at Saturday Night Live, who aired a sketch poking fun at the costume store.Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
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In the intervening election seasons, more than two dozen officials in eight states, including key swing states like North Carolina and Pennsylvania, have followed suit, according to the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2024
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In the intervening years, its ranks have repeatedly been thinned by Israeli assassinations of its top leaders, dating back to its earliest days.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Interfering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interfering. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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