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meddlesome

[med-l-suhm] / ˈmɛd l səm /


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And as the tribunes who stir up the populace’s antipathy toward Coriolanus, William DeMeritt and Zuzanna Szadkowski are bland, seemingly unwilling to decide whether their characters are nefarious or just mildly meddlesome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Artificial intelligence can paint meddlesome monkeys, speak in the basso profundo of James Earl Jones and play a tune to suit a hall of mirrors.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2023

After the following season Raiders coach John Rauch quit, believing the owner was too meddlesome, and Davis promoted the 32-year-old Madden, making him the youngest head coach in American Football League history.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2021

Mostly, Ms. Dukakis specialized in wise, meddlesome or cynical mothers.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2021

Mr. Curtain had transformed all those meddlesome people into his own private workforce, and they didn’t even realize it.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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