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as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
the story of a would-be matchmaker who intrudes into the lives of her friends
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Recent Examples of intrude
The Republican administration argues that the decision wrongly intrudes on the Department of Homeland Security’s authority.
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Beijing asserted that the intercept was legitimate, accusing Australia of intruding into its airspace.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Nature intrudes on the innies’ lives in increasingly sinister ways, as when they’re spirited into the wilderness for a quasi-religious ORTBO, or Outdoor Retreat and Team Building Occurrence.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, an Australian patrol aircraft was intercepted by two Chinese fighter jets over the South China Sea, which Beijing accused Canberra of intruding into its airspace.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Beijing asserted that the intercept was legitimate, accusing Australia of intruding into its airspace.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Nature intrudes on the innies’ lives in increasingly sinister ways, as when they’re spirited into the wilderness for a quasi-religious ORTBO, or Outdoor Retreat and Team Building Occurrence.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, an Australian patrol aircraft was intercepted by two Chinese fighter jets over the South China Sea, which Beijing accused Canberra of intruding into its airspace.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrude
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According to reports, Hudson interrupted the CBS interview several times and even stormed off at one point, delaying the interview by around 30 minutes.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2025
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Their reunion is interrupted when a woman who was vacationing with her powerful, much older husband is found murdered.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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The government argues that district courts are expressly barred under the Immigration and Nationality Act from interfering in the execution of final removal orders, particularly under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g).—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
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The only way McAfee wins this is if someone interferes and costs Gunther the match or Gunther beats him so violently that he gets disqualified.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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Our frail nature, damaged by our propensity to mess things up, stands in need of grace and salvation.—
Anna Rowlands,
Time,
12 May 2025
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But, if those guys [the oligarchs] do start messing everything up, then there is really something for normal people to worry about.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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“Intrude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrude. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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