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intruding

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verb

present participle of intrude

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruding
Adjective
  • Half of the shark detections occurred during the day, a time when beaches are typically busy with human activity.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • His eyes widen, a grin breaks out across his face, and for a second, Graham looks like a cross between a kid on Christmas morning and the world’s busiest man finally catching his breath.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • American Airlines flights across the United States were delayed by technical issues on Tuesday morning, interrupting travel on one of the busiest days of the year.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Part of that is knowing when to linger on a closeup (go back and rewatch the scene leading up to Joanne and Noah’s first kiss) and when to punch up the comedy by increasing the tempo — before interrupting the rhythm to land a joke.
    Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The method could extend to electromagnetic waves for improving radar and telecommunication systems to prevent unwanted reflections from interfering and causing signal losses.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
  • One of my personal favorite characters is Liz, Jimmy and Alice’s interfering neighbor.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Groups who may feel targeted by Trump rhetoric and policies – trans people, in particular, may feel less safe and fear intrusive inspections and questions at the border.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • These professionals will likely ask you about your personal and financial circumstances before entering an agreement, which might seem intrusive.
    Kirk Pepi, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s something officious about Alden Ehrenreich.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Her charming luxury treasure trove has none of that officious chilliness that defines the typical store of its ilk but instead feels like a brocanterie crammed with interesting, unexpected luxury goods from across the world.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2023
Verb
  • Carter first saw the disease up close in 1988 while visiting a village in Ghana where nearly 350 people had worms poking through their skin.
    Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
  • At its most basic, a poke cake is made by poking holes into a warm cake and pouring on a frosting or filling mixture.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Intruding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intruding. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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