probed

verb

Definition of probednext
past tense of probe
1
as in explored
to search through or into tabloid reporters who seem determined to probe every detail of the singer's private life

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2
as in searched
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery probing the depths of the undersea trench

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for probed
  1. explored
  2. searched
  3. investigated
  4. examined
Verb
  • Benson explored how the gender gap in listing leadership skills varied across the country.
    Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Since last year, a series of reviews, editorials, and perspective papers, mostly published in obesity journals, have explored this very question.
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of explored
Verb
  • The Lane County Sheriff’s Office added that multiple drones and aircraft searched the area from above while dozens of personnel looked by vehicle or on foot.
    David Chiu, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But Horowitz's report noted that the partisan affiliation of the staffers was not imbalanced -- 21 staffers whose records were searched were Democrats, 20 were Republicans, and two worked in nonpartisan positions.
    Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of searched
Verb
  • If any further information comes to light in relation to this offending it will be assessed and investigated accordingly.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Those investigated include Liu Liange, former chairman of the Bank of China; Sun Guofeng, a senior central bank official; Sun Deshun, ex-president of China CITIC Bank; and Zhang Hongli, a former executive at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of investigated
Verb
  • Experts examined the needles using mass spectrometry, which measures molecules’ mass-to-charge ratio, and an imaging technique called micro-CT scanning.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The researchers examined twelve ancient pottery fragments from the Shangshan site, dating back to 10,000-9000 BP in the Neolithic period.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
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