as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
please stop meddling in your sister's marriage, even though you mean well
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Recent Examples of meddle
Led by attorney Jonathan Mitchell, the county has argued that the precedent lets federal courts meddle too much in local public libraries' book purchases and removals.
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Despite a win in district court, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ultimately ruled that Ohio has a right to prevent foreign nationals from meddling in state politics.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 July 2025
Set on the real-life Mackinac Island — a car-free island in Northern Michigan — the story follows Gigi and her mom, Eloise: a quick-witted, complicated mother-daughter duo navigating relationships and reinvention under the watchful eyes of a meddling small-town community.
—Lindsay MacMillan, People.com, 1 July 2025
Conversely, when meddling politicians leave production and people alone, cooperation soars in concert with falling prices.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Despite a win in district court, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ultimately ruled that Ohio has a right to prevent foreign nationals from meddling in state politics.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 July 2025
Set on the real-life Mackinac Island — a car-free island in Northern Michigan — the story follows Gigi and her mom, Eloise: a quick-witted, complicated mother-daughter duo navigating relationships and reinvention under the watchful eyes of a meddling small-town community.
—Lindsay MacMillan, People.com, 1 July 2025
Conversely, when meddling politicians leave production and people alone, cooperation soars in concert with falling prices.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Nevertheless, the Obama administration ordered a new intelligence assessment claiming that Russia had interfered in the election to aid then-candidate Donald Trump.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
25 July 2025
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Russia attempted to interfere in the 2016 presidential election in favor of Trump, according to former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 2019 final report and a 2020 bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee assessment.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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But this one was so good, so short, even Lisa couldn’t mess it up.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
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But the bone-dry cabin air and the altitude can really mess things up.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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“Meddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddle. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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