as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
she can no more refrain from intermeddling than she can from breathing
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Recent Examples of intermeddle
Foreign powers will intermeddle in our affairs, and spare no [expense] to influence them.
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Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2019
Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermeddle
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During the arrest, a large crowd surrounded officers and interfered by yelling profanities and racial slurs, police said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton
March 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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That was an aesthetic choice but also a practical one — of not wanting to interfere in their creative process.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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There’s one version of the finale where Sinatra has invested all this money, hoping and being convinced that this thing, Alex, is going to mess with time somehow.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
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Don't mess with Texas children.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Intermeddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermeddle. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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