meddled; meddling
ˈmed-liŋ,
ˈme-dᵊl-iŋ
: to interest oneself in what is not one's concern : interfere without right or propriety (see propriety sense 1)
I never meddle in other people's private affairs—
G. B. Shaw
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please stop meddling in your sister's marriage, even though you mean well
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With Musk about to become a key advisor to Donald Trump’s White House and meddling in European politics, many now see the X and Tesla owner as someone who embodies either the destroyer or the savior of the Western world.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
Panama and its neighbors tend to see Mr. Trump’s comments as a blend of both the 1890s and the 1980s, when the Cold War led Washington to meddle in many Latin American countries under the guise of fighting Communism.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Later, false accusations that Zuckerberg had meddled in the 2020 election — often citing his family’s donations to local election offices — became a tool in Republican J.D.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
Recent press accounts indicate that Republican intermediaries—including former Treasury Secretary and Texas Gov. John Connally—meddled in the Iranian hostage crisis to benefit Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign.
—Russell L. Riley / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
Panama and its neighbors tend to see Mr. Trump’s comments as a blend of both the 1890s and the 1980s, when the Cold War led Washington to meddle in many Latin American countries under the guise of fighting Communism.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Later, false accusations that Zuckerberg had meddled in the 2020 election — often citing his family’s donations to local election offices — became a tool in Republican J.D.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
Recent press accounts indicate that Republican intermediaries—including former Treasury Secretary and Texas Gov. John Connally—meddled in the Iranian hostage crisis to benefit Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign.
—Russell L. Riley / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Meddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meddle. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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