as in interferes
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
a private investigator snooping around the abandoned warehouse
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Bárbara, who can see the guests a few feet away, maintains a neutral expression on her face as Solène demands to be spoken to nicely, at which point Jess interferes and tells them to save it for later.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025 -
Elsewhere, Morgan interferes when Elliot admits to not being invited to his classmate’s party.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Maurice is convinced that Tall Pines is brainwashing teens and then sending them to who-knows-where to work as spies.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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The crackdown was ostensibly to ferret out spies, but in many cases the security forces used the war as a pretext to detain ethnic and religious minorities as well as Afghan migrants, according to Amnesty International.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Impressionistic lyrics would fit this stuff, but Le Bon pokes the spacious haze with direct evocations of love and heartbreak.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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The track pokes fun at consumerism and a materialistic society constantly seeking the next best thing, a theme that remains relevant nearly 45 years later.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are no support groups for people who've killed intruders.—
Heidi Yewman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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While the Frasers keep a united front against outside intruders, family secrets finally coming to light threaten to tear them apart from the inside.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The town’s sole occupant, Leatherface (Mark Burnham), isn’t keen on these interlopers and their noisy party bus.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, two men from the camp politely but firmly ushered the interlopers out.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Snoops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoops. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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