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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poke (around)
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Upon seeing Tamura, the cleaner ran down the hall, taking her rolling garbage can on wheels with her, Chell said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025 -
Meanwhile Neymar was already running down the line to celebrate.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Fans will have to wait patiently to find out that answer.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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Though those dreams have changed a little bit, my drive to find out how things work hasn't.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Search crews found Phillips’ Jeep crushed into the mud, but have not recovered the fire chief’s body after more than two weeks of searching.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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As Cincinnati city leaders consider new ways to enforce the curfew for youth who stay out too late, an Enquirer review of data found police across Hamilton County have been steadily filing fewer curfew violations over the past 25 years.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
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Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Getty/AP/Canva What To Know Every month, YouGov and The Economist has polled groups of U.S. adult citizens to ascertain the level of support Trump has.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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In addition, nudging techniques need to be selected prudently, and tested empirically to ascertain what works in practice, and what does not.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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The $125 million corporate hub will be located in Franklin's Berry Farms neighborhood and is expected to open later this year.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
24 July 2025
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Rideshare drop-off and pick-up is located on the east side of Q2 Stadium on Delta Drive.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
24 July 2025
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However, if an inverter fails to detect the correct frequency or if the frequency is disrupted, the energy transmission is disconnected.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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By that point, Swezey was unable to detect either a pulse or breathing.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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Eventually, the viewer learns that Cross has a personal connection to the position; his father-in-law once held it, and his tenure is still revered by both his family and his community.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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But with the debut of his family reality show on MTV, the world learned what those who’d been paying closer attention already knew: Ozzy Osbourne was soft and fuzzy under the darkness.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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In the meantime, the Smiths hired their own analyst and discovered that all the emails had originated in the United States, not abroad.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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He was discovered about 9 a.m. on near mile marker 183.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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“Poke (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poke%20%28around%29. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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