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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Kate, her meddling husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) and U.K. foreign minister Austin Dennison (David Gyasi) have tried to uncover those responsible for an attack on a British aircraft carrier, and all signs point to an inside job involving Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge (Rory Kinnear).
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The report has been controversial as critics say the Republicans were meddling too much in university business and using their positions of power to intimidate schools.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
All 50 states make election certification by county officials a mandatory part of their job to prevent local partisan politicians from meddling in election results.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the bill prompted democratic lawmakers to take the rare move to meddle in Sacramento business, given the national implications the bill would have had.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Meddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddle. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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