variants or nosey

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Recent Examples of nosy Point Reyes is a small, nosy town. Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025 Geminis are often very funny and intelligent, which is why Clark Green also exemplifies the traits of the sign, including being a nosy coworker. Lisa Stardust, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025 The 21-year-old actress appeared on the March 11 broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and opened up about deceiving a nosey photographer before her wedding to Jake Bongiovi. Raven Brunner, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025 Maybe Belinda will get too nosy for her own good, Greg will panic, and, like his late wife, start firing wildly at anyone around him? Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nosy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosy
Adjective
  • But inquiring into the specifics of familial dynamics is impudent and prying — and a line of questioning that most people would be happy to avoid answering themselves.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2023
  • But inquiring into the specifics of familial dynamics is impudent and prying -- and a line of questioning that most people would be happy to avoid answering themselves.
    Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • Check-in is seamless, but the hotel has only six parking spots and availability may be limited, especially on busy weekends, so plan to park across or down the street just in case.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • And while Christophe had been busy developing a national school system during his reign, under Boyer, and all subsequent presidents, such projects had to be put on hold.
    Marlene L. Daut, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Alligator is permissible to eat on Fridays during Lent, the archbishop of New Orleans told an inquisitive parishioner who once sent a letter to the religious leader seeking clarification, according to the Catholic News Agency.
    Peter Burke, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Disney’s live-action film has become so fraught with controversy that the premiere on March 15 will be scaled back and exclude pesky, inquisitive press from the red carpet.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • And that loose definition is driving a post-pandemic innovation boom in this curious corner of the cycling world.
    Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Then there is the curious case of an unreleased snippet making its way into one of UFC fighter Payton Talbott’s YouTube vlogs which is significant because he and Ocean have been linked romantically since the singer posted Talbott on social media during Valentine’s Day.
    Angel Diaz, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Nosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosy. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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