snooped

verb

past tense of snoop
as in interfered
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern a private investigator snooping around the abandoned warehouse

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Recent Examples of snooped Untrustworthy employees There have been cases where employees at security companies snooped through camera feeds. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025 While authorities snooped around, the charity’s fundraising expenses declined, dropping from $384,000 in 2016 to $111,000 in 2017. — Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooped
  1. interfered
  2. messed
  3. poked
Verb
  • One area where the government interfered rather aggressively in the economy concerned the rates and tariffs the railroads charged.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
  • Also, the three interfered in the investigation of the matter.
    — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of interfered
Verb
  • The May 23 rainout in New York that messed with their vibe.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
  • Rocky was not to be messed with.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Definition of messed
Verb
  • But Ecuador’s Gonzalo Plata stuck up his left foot, just in front of Neuer, and poked the ball into the net.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 June 2026
  • In the third round, Magomedov poked Pereira in the eye, forcing a roughly two-minute pause, and still no point came off.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of poked

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