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as in prying
interested in what is not one's own business
nosy in-laws asking about our finances
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as in busy
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
a nosy coworker sat down right next to us as we were having an unmistakably private conversation
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Recent Examples of nosy
Disguised as Wanda Maximoff's (Elizabeth Olsen) nosy neighbor, Agatha used the Darkhold, a powerful magical tome, to steal Wanda’s powers as the Scarlet Witch.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Wanda also uses her power to wipe Agatha’s mind in order to live out her life in Westview as the nosy neighbor Agnes.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
That is, except for P.J. Byrne and Brooke Dillman as a couple of nosy neighbors, who manage to steal a whole scene out from under Murray and Davidson.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2024
Marvel initially announced the actress in the role of Agnes, a nosy neighbor-like figure in the town of Westview, but fans were convinced her true identity was Agatha Harkness, a powerful witch who has a long history with the Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff in the comics.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2024
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But inquiring into the specifics of familial dynamics is impudent and prying — and a line of questioning that most people would be happy to avoid answering themselves.Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2023
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But inquiring into the specifics of familial dynamics is impudent and prying -- and a line of questioning that most people would be happy to avoid answering themselves.Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2023
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The busy news cycle will quickly move on from Insurance-Fraud Bear, and soon this whole ordeal will fade from our collective memory, much like the many silly bear stories of yesteryear.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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Instead of visiting the range on a noisy, busy Saturday, go after work or to a private range.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
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Still, Riklis fashions a number of memorable and intimate sequences between Nafisi and her female students, when Nafisi quits her job at the university and decides to teach literature in secret to a group of inquisitive women.Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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John Eatwell, a veteran British economist who was then a first-year faculty member at Cambridge, recalled that Harris was inquisitive, technically adept, and up to date on the latest literature on both sides of the Atlantic.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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For all of Elon Musk’s ventures—the cars, the rockets, the tunnels, the brain-machine interfaces, the satellite Internet services, the federal government departments with funny names—a private preschool might be the most curious.BYAndrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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Dive Into Local Experiences With Curiosity Keep a curious mind—approach each culture as a new story to uncover.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Nosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosy. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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