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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
you'd better shut up if you don't want a poke on the nose
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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
the constantly bickering husband and wife seem unable to let five minutes pass without an exchange of gratuitous pokes
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chiefly Southern & Midland
as in pouch
a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)
the old warning against buying a pig in a poke
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as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
saw his head poking through the window
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as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
told him to stop poking into other people's business
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as in to crawl
to move or act slowly
just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much
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Recent Examples of poke
Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
His offerings are peppered with humor, double entendres, sports mockery, and the occasional poke at politicians and political events.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Coldplay’s lead singer, Chris Martin, appeared to poke fun at the awkward moment.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 July 2025
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Noun
At one station, workers load up customizable poke bowls.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
His offerings are peppered with humor, double entendres, sports mockery, and the occasional poke at politicians and political events.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Verb
Benetti was far from the only person in the sports world to poke fun at the moment.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Coldplay’s lead singer, Chris Martin, appeared to poke fun at the awkward moment.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poke
Verb
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That power runs through a six-speed sequential gearbox, controlled via a large handle protruding between us, just beside the equally tall handbrake.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
29 July 2025
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Then on September 15, 2024, as Trump was golfing in West Palm Beach, Florida, a Secret Service agent, authorities said, saw Routh's rifle protruding through the golf course fence and opened fire.—
Peter Aitken
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Russia attempted to interfere in the 2016 presidential election in favor of Trump, according to former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 2019 final report and a 2020 bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee assessment.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Nevertheless, the Obama administration ordered a new intelligence assessment claiming that Russia had interfered in the election to aid then-candidate Donald Trump.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Ever since Google emerged as the home page of the Web in the early 2000s, media outlets operated under the assumption that Google would reliably crawl their sites and send audience their way.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 July 2025
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Silver floral detailing crawled along the right hip of the gown and the left side of Lohan’s midsection.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Progress, morale, strategy ... all drag when the leader at the top feels isolated.—
Tom Roberts,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Garcia lifted one bin onto the freeway shoulder and used a rope to drag it along the asphalt, toward another dirt trail.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But this one was so good, so short, even Lisa couldn’t mess it up.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
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But the bone-dry cabin air and the altitude can really mess things up.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
Verb
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So rather than linger on that, Tamra brings up the Single White Female stuff, beginning with the hair extensions.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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The two Queens politicians sat on the lobby floor chanting with the other protesters, as cops lingered at the back of the lobby.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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So, how long will that last, especially with artificial intelligence seemingly creeping into every aspect of life?—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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Across the Volunteer State, temperatures are expected to creep down as July ends and August begins.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
29 July 2025
Verb
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Last week, an American Airlines flight returned to its departing airport when a passenger snooped on another's phone, misinterpreting a text message as a threat to the aircraft.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Meachum called in reinforcements while snooping around the property and was caught by Volchek, who ordered Mikhail to take Meachum out to the back and shoot him.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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“Poke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poke. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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