as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
stop butting in on my personal life
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Recent Examples of butt in
That means thousands of flights canceled, or in other words, 200,000 fewer seats and butts in the air per day.
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The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Plus, doing it on a Tuesday would be a great way to get more butts in seats on a night when attendance typically isn’t as strong.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Mike gave Drew a look as though Drew had butted in with this advice.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The model’s three photos include increasingly closer shots of her butt in the underwear.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Plus, doing it on a Tuesday would be a great way to get more butts in seats on a night when attendance typically isn’t as strong.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Mike gave Drew a look as though Drew had butted in with this advice.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The model’s three photos include increasingly closer shots of her butt in the underwear.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butt in
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Their goal with the video was to push back against the president’s domestic troop deployments, a trend his critics feared might lead to clashes with ordinary Americans or be used to interfere in upcoming elections.—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Hong Kong officials have defended the independence of the local judicial system, which is separate from that of mainland China, and accused foreign governments of interfering in internal affairs.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Bulls can’t afford to mess the next nine weeks up — because Buzelis is the future in Chicago.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Whether antiques, cherished knickknacks, or heirlooms, items that are very delicate and/or precious to the customer are typically items house cleaners won’t want to mess with in order to cut down the risk of damaging them.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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Harry suggested that information had come from eavesdropping on his phone calls or having private investigators snoop on him.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Untrustworthy employees There have been cases where employees at security companies snooped through camera feeds.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Dec. 2025
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Kimmel wasn’t the only late-night host to poke fun at TPUSA’s counter-program, born out of MAGA’s outcry over Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl halftime show.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Americans, meanwhile, stayed on their best, most humble behavior afterward, trying not to poke the wounded bear.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Butt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butt%20in. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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