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Synonyms for intrude
Synonyms
break in, chime in, chip in [chiefly British], cut in, interpose, interrupt
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The fire never intruded within the 86-year-old structure. — George Avalos, The Mercury News, "Fire erupts next to old downtown San Jose post office, quickly doused," 31 Aug. 2019 From now on, the days shorten, football intrudes, the dull throb of daily obligation gets in the way. — Los Angeles Times, "‘Burning Man in the South Bay’: A crazy beach party aglow with bonfires and tradition," 29 Aug. 2019 Any anomaly at all — any fish or rock or unidentified whatever — that intrudes on the static image, gets noted loudly and excitedly, its timestamp recorded by a student. — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, "With duct tape and 72 magnets, scientists are looking for a meteor on the bottom of Lake Michigan. Will they find it?," 28 Aug. 2019 And there is one final piece of reality that intrudes into Rose’s fictional story: A notorious serial killer has left his mark. — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, "CFCArts’ ‘12 Angry Jurors’ puts the audience in the courtroom," 2 Aug. 2019 Our neighbor has trespassed continuously, has intruded with our renovation and has even sprayed pesticide on plants on our property. — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, "Young mom wants to repair fractured family," 25 Aug. 2019 Our neighbor has trespassed continuously, has intruded with our renovation and has even sprayed pesticide on plants on our property. — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, "Ask Amy: Young mom wants to repair fractured family," 25 Aug. 2019 Our neighbor has trespassed continuously, has intruded with our renovation and has even sprayed pesticide on plants on our property. — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, "Ask Amy: Can I fix this before my son realizes what he missed out on?," 25 Aug. 2019 Our neighbor has trespassed continuously, has intruded with our renovation and has even sprayed pesticide on plants on our property. — Ask Amy, oregonlive.com, "Ask Amy: Daughter wants to repair fractured relationship but isn’t sure how," 25 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intrude.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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