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
Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The ministry said the statements violate a principle of international law that bars ambassadors from interfering in the host country’s internal affairs.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
The performer filed a complaint in a California district court on Tuesday requesting the cancellation of Paisley Park's pending applications for the Apollonia name, and is also seeking an injunction to stop the estate from interfering in her use of her stage name.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That approach works better, interfering less with the maestro’s performance(s), while sleight of hand allows the actor to appear opposite himself in a handful of scenes.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
The complaint, if upheld by the board next month, could be forwarded to the Lake County Prosecutor’s office in reference to electioneering, interfering in the polls and interfering with an election officer.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Moscow is also accused of interfering in Romania's election, which led to the cancellation of the result favoring Georgescu.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Cabinet members reportedly watched the fiery exchange without interfering.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Mar. 2025
Musk's comments drew the ire of German politicians, and Chancellor Scholz accused the billionaire of interfering in Germany's elections.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
Particle has also accused Epic of defaming the company and interfering in its business relations.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The ministry said the statements violate a principle of international law that bars ambassadors from interfering in the host country’s internal affairs.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
The performer filed a complaint in a California district court on Tuesday requesting the cancellation of Paisley Park's pending applications for the Apollonia name, and is also seeking an injunction to stop the estate from interfering in her use of her stage name.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That approach works better, interfering less with the maestro’s performance(s), while sleight of hand allows the actor to appear opposite himself in a handful of scenes.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
The complaint, if upheld by the board next month, could be forwarded to the Lake County Prosecutor’s office in reference to electioneering, interfering in the polls and interfering with an election officer.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Moscow is also accused of interfering in Romania's election, which led to the cancellation of the result favoring Georgescu.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Cabinet members reportedly watched the fiery exchange without interfering.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Mar. 2025
Musk's comments drew the ire of German politicians, and Chancellor Scholz accused the billionaire of interfering in Germany's elections.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfering
Adjective
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It's been a busy week for the European technology sector.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The seven people killed by the explosions are believed to have been working for Devastating Pyrotechnics in the busy days ahead of a string of shows scheduled on and around the Fourth of July.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The last two seasons have proven that the team starts off slow, which ends up messing their chances of making the playoffs.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Potential trouble arises when the wily victim of Danny’s, Pauline, starts snooping around the house, hears Danny’s voice and starts to bargain for her silence.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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In the film, Shy is played by Jay Lycurgo, an alternately sensitive and intimidating young actor in his breakout role, and the bag doesn’t appear until midway through, when the film crew go snooping without permission in the students’ room.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 2009, Tropicana replaced its familiar logo, an orange with a straw poking out, with a minimalist design featuring a glass of orange juice.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Routh allegedly came within a few hundred yards of Trump before a Secret Service agent spotted his rifle poking out of a tree line.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 2008 and 2022, and in four intervening years, Fraser-Pryce has run the world-leading time (the fastest that calendar year).—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Unlike Hilleary, however, Thomas got to serve as governor of his state during the intervening time.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Interfering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interfering. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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