as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
regarded the new couple as a pair of interloping parvenus who were sure to upset the town's social hierarchy
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Recent Examples of interlope
No interloping hotel guests to contend with there.
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Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Bloom has been cast by some diehard Sox fans as an interloping budget-cutter who imperiled the franchise by letting cornerstones Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts get away.
—Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
BlackBerry suggests that spirit was killed by an influx of big business thinking, taking the form here of Canada's hulking, reigning master of intimidation, Michael Ironside, cast as the interloping COO.
—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 May 2023
Iworrigan had been off Facebook but reactivated her account to try to verify whether or not the interloping hound might be Nanuq.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Apr. 2023
Corinne always unrolls her mat in the back corner, tries not to interlope.
—Rebecca Makkai, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
Even my mother, an expert in detecting interloping odors, couldn’t catch anything.
—Luke Winkie, Vox, 5 Aug. 2019
And so Beyonce wanting to be in that just seemed like interloping.
—Joy-Ann Reid, Cosmopolitan, 13 Feb. 2018
Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Bloom has been cast by some diehard Sox fans as an interloping budget-cutter who imperiled the franchise by letting cornerstones Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts get away.
—Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
BlackBerry suggests that spirit was killed by an influx of big business thinking, taking the form here of Canada's hulking, reigning master of intimidation, Michael Ironside, cast as the interloping COO.
—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 May 2023
Iworrigan had been off Facebook but reactivated her account to try to verify whether or not the interloping hound might be Nanuq.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Apr. 2023
Corinne always unrolls her mat in the back corner, tries not to interlope.
—Rebecca Makkai, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
Even my mother, an expert in detecting interloping odors, couldn’t catch anything.
—Luke Winkie, Vox, 5 Aug. 2019
And so Beyonce wanting to be in that just seemed like interloping.
—Joy-Ann Reid, Cosmopolitan, 13 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlope
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Castle shoved Avdija back before referees and players from both teams interfered.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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When officers attempted to have Michael Barrientes Vela back away, his brothers interfered.—
Gabriella Ybarra,
San Antonio Express-News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Giants’ position really, really messed us up in trying to even negotiate with Oakland.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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So no need to mess with rebates or even TrumpRx.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
21 Apr. 2026
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Determined to spy her way out of Gilead, Daisy uses the tea party as a chance to snoop around Commander MacKenzie’s study.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
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Anymore, which will allow subscribers to snoop at a deep level on just about anyone in the world; the war against the data eaters, the name suggests, is long since lost, and is none of your business, anyway.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Interlope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlope. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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