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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
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Following the eye poke, Thuney immediately is shown apologizing and tapping Garrett on the shoulder to ensure that is ok.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
The hip hop star poked fun at the then-rumors that Trump planned to run for president.
—Shannon Power, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Already managing tightness in his right calf, Brunson took a hard poke to the eye, was the subject of aggressive Magic defensive coverages, and hit the floor repeatedly on drives to the rim on Monday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Following the eye poke, Thuney immediately is shown apologizing and tapping Garrett on the shoulder to ensure that is ok.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
Late-night talk show hosts poked fun at the ordeal.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
The hip hop star poked fun at the then-rumors that Trump planned to run for president.
—Shannon Power, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poke
Verb
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Even in the second decade of the twenty-first century, that pesky, protruding, uncontrollable external organ is still not ready for general public viewing.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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The video also showed shirtless, emaciated-looking men with protruding bones and ribs.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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Reddit won’t interfere Ars Technica reached out to Reddit for a response to X bans and whether such bans could be interpreted as breaking any of Reddit’s rules.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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And one thing that could help Republicans win future elections is to interfere in what should be the nonpartisan administration and certification of elections.—
Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack went crawling back to Bliss.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Did your skin start crawling off your body in secondhand embarrassment as Mark and Helly just kind of wobbled around in that hallway almost kissing for almost 40 damn seconds?—
Brian Grubb,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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By the seventh minute, Firefighters Montalbano and Aquilina had dragged him out from beneath the train without waiting for the electricity to be turned off.—
Katherine Rosman,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2025
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The relationship between Misty and their boyfriend, who does not do drag, is sweet.—
Sandra Dallas,
The Denver Post,
2 Feb. 2025
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Relying on skills developed as a federal agent with the postal inspection service, a natural ability for calculated problem solving, and a truck with all manner of useful stuff, Carter messes things up.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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In today’s episode, Wesley sits down with Linda to discuss the health risks of relaxers, the hair icons that messed them both up and the culture surrounding hair relaxing that keeps people using these products.—
Linda Villarosa Paula Szuchman,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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These historic areas are now openly accessible, but the legacy of segregation lingers, impacting diversity on L.A.’s beaches today.—
Natalie Preddie,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Feb. 2025
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No matter each individual’s previous experience with Shabbat, there was a widespread warmth and engagement with the holiday that lingered between each table.—
Sammi Tapper,
Vogue,
2 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Dryness, tightness, and flakiness seem to creep in overnight, leaving us wondering how to keep our glow through the season.—
Tira Urquhart,
Essence,
29 Jan. 2025
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Those reasons will become harder to defend as the deadline creeps closer and Ball continues to impress on both ends of the court.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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Another voice in the group floated the idea that someone could use an unattended CAC account to snoop on the president's medical records.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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This keeps malefactors from abusing the service to snoop on private data other than their own.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Poke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poke. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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