poke around
verb
poked around; poking around; pokes around
informal
: to look around or search through something
He poked around in his closet for something to wear to the party.
—often used figurativelyI don't want you poking around in my personal life.
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Writing simple implementations, debugging messy edge cases or poking around in code that didn't quite behave as expected.
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Daniel Gumucio, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
On May 18, a bear was spotted near The College of New Jersey campus in Ewing Township, and last month, a bear was caught on security cameras poking around homes in West Vincent Township, Chester County.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Some bargain hunters poked around, while a handful of old-timers walked the halls for exercise.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
That was all well and good, at least until the FCC started poking around the NFL’s media rights strategy.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
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Daniel Gumucio, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
On May 18, a bear was spotted near The College of New Jersey campus in Ewing Township, and last month, a bear was caught on security cameras poking around homes in West Vincent Township, Chester County.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Some bargain hunters poked around, while a handful of old-timers walked the halls for exercise.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
That was all well and good, at least until the FCC started poking around the NFL’s media rights strategy.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
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“Poke around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poke%20around. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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