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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

“I didn’t want Liz to be a meddlesome neighbor in someone’s life,” Miller says on a video call from her home office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023

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

From Washington Post • May 1, 2021

‘And, to get there, those meddlesome demigods will have to travel by sea, eh? They know it’s too dangerous to fly over land.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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