Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poked (around)
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The dress also featured bold colorblocking, with a white collar and front placket that ran down the dress to the waistline.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Cass said the preliminary information indicates that the victims and his friends ran down the street after banging on the suspect's door.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Rob Shuter’s #ShuterScoop reported from a source close to William that the prince only found out the meeting was taking place just before the king headed to Clarence House.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Sep. 2025
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Davie detectives then found out that the DEA was also looking into Cooper’s group, and the two agencies began a joint investigation.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement In some respects, Patagonia has hardly changed since Chouinard founded the company.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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With no clear winner yet, the European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors, a public-private platform founded by the European Commission in 2024, has been edging its bets.—
Anna Heim,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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But new research presented this week at a planetary science conference in Finland shows that many of the organic molecules detected in these plumes could also form right on the moon's surface, driven by relentless radiation from Saturn's magnetic field.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, the number of drones detected ‒ and NATO’s response ‒ raised fears that the Ukraine war could lead to a confrontation between Russia and NATO.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Poked (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poked%20%28around%29. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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