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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Examples of meddle in a Sentence
please stop meddling in your sister's marriage, even though you mean well
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The indictment came as the Justice Department unveiled sprawling allegations accusing the Russian government of meddling in the 2024 U.S. elections.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2024
Politics Intelligence officials warn that Russia is again meddling to aid Trump
Feb. 21, 2020
While Harlan’s accounts succeeded in getting traction — one video mocking President Biden was seen 1.5 million times — many of the accounts created by the Spamouflage campaign did not.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
The panelists, all high-ranking representatives from global cybersecurity groups, urged the cybersecurity community to come together to protect democracies from meddling via cyberattacks.
—PCMAG, 9 Aug. 2024
The director insisted that purposely keeping budgets low on his films was a way to ward off meddling from his financiers.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 Aug. 2024
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Stefan Becket, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2024
Politics Intelligence officials warn that Russia is again meddling to aid Trump
Feb. 21, 2020
While Harlan’s accounts succeeded in getting traction — one video mocking President Biden was seen 1.5 million times — many of the accounts created by the Spamouflage campaign did not.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
The panelists, all high-ranking representatives from global cybersecurity groups, urged the cybersecurity community to come together to protect democracies from meddling via cyberattacks.
—PCMAG, 9 Aug. 2024
The director insisted that purposely keeping budgets low on his films was a way to ward off meddling from his financiers.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 Aug. 2024
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“Meddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meddle. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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