as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
a private investigator snooping around the abandoned warehouse
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as in spy
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Recent Examples of snoop
Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
The simplest way to ensure your messages are safe from snooping is to use an end-to-end encrypted app like Signal or WhatsApp, says Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
Scores of security guards keep the homeless, the snoops and the patent-stealers at bay, while the dealmakers pack into the cramped Westin St. Francis hotel and its surrounds to meet with cash-hungry executives from biotech and other health care companies.
—Molly Castle Work and Arthur Allen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024
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Verb
These allow researchers to snoop for errors indirectly, without disturbing the computation.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
The simplest way to ensure your messages are safe from snooping is to use an end-to-end encrypted app like Signal or WhatsApp, says Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
And a feature called Track Cleaner wipes away tracks and traces of your computer and internet use, to foil snoops.
—PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
Scores of security guards keep the homeless, the snoops and the patent-stealers at bay, while the dealmakers pack into the cramped Westin St. Francis hotel and its surrounds to meet with cash-hungry executives from biotech and other health care companies.
—Molly Castle Work and Arthur Allen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024
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Verb
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Reddit won’t interfere Ars Technica reached out to Reddit for a response to X bans and whether such bans could be interpreted as breaking any of Reddit’s rules.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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And one thing that could help Republicans win future elections is to interfere in what should be the nonpartisan administration and certification of elections.—
Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2025
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The movie stars Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx as Emily and Matt, a pair of former CIA spies who traded their lives as operatives to start a family.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Until this week, the talks loomed as the major unfulfilled mission, or even failure, of his time leading the spy agency.—
Julian E. Barnes,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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In today’s episode, Wesley sits down with Linda to discuss the health risks of relaxers, the hair icons that messed them both up and the culture surrounding hair relaxing that keeps people using these products.—
Linda Villarosa Paula Szuchman,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Giving users more control is great as long as there's not too much potential to mess things up.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Timothée Chalamet playfully poked fun at himself during his Saturday Night Live monologue on Jan. 25.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2025
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What to Expect Laser treatments are relatively quick, outpatient procedures that cause minimal pain; some people feel poking or burning sensations.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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Related Video Tyla Gets Ready for the Prelude to the 2024 Olympics Aside from limiting screen time, there are ways to increase eye health and protect our peepers from the damage induced by modern life.—
Maria Berentzen,
Vogue,
12 Dec. 2024
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At Loewe, makeup artist Pat McGrath crafted a range of gold and silver accents swept atop a number of models’ peepers.—
Jennifer Weil,
WWD,
8 Oct. 2024
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“Snoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoop. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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