meddle
Example Sentences
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When Monroe declared the Americas off limits to “future colonization by any European powers,” the U.S. didn’t really have the means or motive to meddle abroad.
Middle Eastern countries have long meddled in Africa, jostling for influence in the most strategic parts of the continent.
Only a fool would meddle with the classic cocktail sauce recipe.
Public policy advocates and experts expressed concern about state lawmakers using their power to meddle with local housing projects, especially when carving out exemptions from laws they’ve imposed on everyone else in the state.
From Los Angeles Times
"He was well known for protecting all of his artists from the BBC executives, making sure they weren't meddled with," said Mr Baldwin.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
