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
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
In it, Roosevelt built on the Monroe Doctrine, which was formulated originally by President James Monroe to warn European powers away from interfering in the region.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 2 Jan. 2026
Lawmakers need to hold hearings in the upcoming session to determine how these laws can be strengthened to prevent election deniers from interfering.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
The media should respect the rule of law in Hong Kong and refrain from interfering in ongoing judicial cases.
—Katrina Samaan, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Queensland Police Service previously confirmed a man had been charged with murder and misconduct with a corpse by interfering in June 2019, per a news release.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
What Happens Next While Trump interfering could unite Americans against the Fed, there could be long-standing consequences, Ryan said.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Sources said this situation, and others, were viewed internally by some senior administration officials as interfering in areas that were beyond the purview of the national intelligence director's office.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Distrust of state institutions is at an all-time high, weeks into the Madlanga Commission, a high-level inquiry on allegations that top politicians and police officials were interfering in police investigations in the interests of crime syndicates.
—Zanele Mji, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
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In May 2025, an individual was arrested at the Phelps Street home on drug possession, criminal trespass and interfering charges, according to the warrant affidavit.
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Visiting the restaurant has become an expression of the purest form of Panthers fandom — and that’s helped make this week quite busy ahead of the Panthers’ first home playoff game in 10 years.—
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Those who remain are concentrated in Venezuela’s cities, including its capital, Caracas, where the street market in the Catia neighborhood once was so busy that shoppers bumped into one another and dodged oncoming traffic.—
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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.—
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Thornton, a vice president of strategic communications who has worked downtown for 17 years, including a decade with AIMCLEAR, was no stranger to snooping on behalf of his colleagues and his employer.—
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But snooping signals a lack of trust.—
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The former child actor dove into his speech by first poking fun at his Home Alone fame.—
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In June 2021, Megan posted a birthday tribute to Stellan, poking fun at his lack of an Instagram account in the caption.—
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Over the intervening 25 years, the landscape across an 18,000-square-mile expanse, larger than the state of Maryland, has undergone an extensive reshaping.—
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The strategic rationale for intervening in Venezuela — as opposed to deploying all that military might in Asia or Europe, say — is no clearer.—
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“Interfering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interfering. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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