Mess with
Mess with verb - To handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously.
Spy and mess with are semantically related. in nose around topic. In some cases you can use "Spy" instead a verb "Mess with".
Spy
Spy verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.
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Synonyms for Spy
Nearby Word: spying
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- One night he chooses to spy on her and finds out she takes the pacifier and hides it somewhere, just to mess with her parents.
Source: Creator / Ephraim Kishon - However, if you really want to make him go so far as to take over a spy organization just to hunt you across half the world so that he can kill you, just mess with his Baywatch tapes.
Source: Berserk Button / Web Comics -
Beethoven Was an Alien Spy: As Flynn and the protagonists mess with history, their actions are noted in history books of the changed timeline.
Source: Series / Timeless
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