as in to mess
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 interfere
The pivotal match itself — the semifinal encounter against hosts Uruguay — is also more convincingly depicted and dramatic, particularly for how one of the goals is assisted by an interfering policeman (incredibly, this did actually happen).
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Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The monitor also claimed that top leadership attempted to interfere in the disciplinary process to protect employees accused of wrongdoing.
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Rafael Carranza,
ProPublica,
25 June 2026
Other fans have targeted Chung Mong-gyu, the outgoing director of the Korean Football Association, who’s been accused of improperly interfering in the management of the national team.
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E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
24 June 2026
Negrón also referred to the Justice Department and its Office of Government Ethics, the findings of an internal investigation led by the economic development agency against two government officials, who are accused of interfering in the process for an auction of a contract involving federal funds.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
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Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The monitor also claimed that top leadership attempted to interfere in the disciplinary process to protect employees accused of wrongdoing.
—
Rafael Carranza,
ProPublica,
25 June 2026
Other fans have targeted Chung Mong-gyu, the outgoing director of the Korean Football Association, who’s been accused of improperly interfering in the management of the national team.
—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
24 June 2026
Negrón also referred to the Justice Department and its Office of Government Ethics, the findings of an internal investigation led by the economic development agency against two government officials, who are accused of interfering in the process for an auction of a contract involving federal funds.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfere
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There was something a little therapeutic about messing it up.
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The sequence in which Carmy tries to talk Richie down from a panic attack feels equally dynamic and alive right to its conclusion — when Carmy pretends they’ve gotten locked in, just as Carmy once was, to mess with Richie’s head.
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Her mother has become a fan but didn’t start out that way, unaware her high school had a soccer team until Garbowski went snooping in an old yearbook.
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Bielsa admitted to ordering others to snoop on every opposition team throughout the season and paid the £200,000 fine from his own pocket.
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The bank said previous interventions had only temporarily interrupted the yen’s slide before USD/JPY resumed climbing, and expects a similar pattern if authorities intervene again.
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Court reporters say the job can be performed only by a human being, who can intervene to ensure everyone is heard and who bears responsibility if a transcript is missing or incomplete.
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Calderón, a big, bald man wearing a gold chain and cross-shaped earrings, sat off to the side, amid an entourage of muscular assistants in polo shirts, poking at his phone.
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Find a location with an unobstructed view to the southeast, where the full moon’s orangey disk will poke above the horizon minutes after the moonrise time — though exactly when depends on local terrain and buildings.
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Unlike polling, which is not typically prone to the same kind of meddling by campaigns, betting on one’s own campaign could ultimately change voters’ minds regarding the viability of a candidate.
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The story is untethered from reality in a way that's ridiculously charming—think the hijinks levels of Weekend at Bernie's paired with a whodunnit plot line plus a whole slew of meddling, larger-than-life characters.
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So the familiarity of my story with John sometimes intruded into what was supposed to be this fairy tale.
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But getting out of military service remains controversial in South Korea, and last week, a minor scandal intruded on the usual rhythms of the World Cup.
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“Interfere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interfere. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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