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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 Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, Woodbury Police Department and Maplewood Police Department use sticky GPS trackers to locate fleeing vehicles without pursuing them at high speeds.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
4 Aug. 2025
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Marcella’s 36 Holes Both golf courses are located on Jordanelle Ridge within the Marcella community, with the first tees of both located within about 1,000 yards of the Marcella clubhouse.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 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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The tasks are then analyzed to detect whether the user shows signs of Parkinson’s disease.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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This week on Bachelor in Paradise, the singles learned about the cash prize — and love was suddenly the last thing on (most of) their minds.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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About two-thirds of respondents say the district is doing a good job of serving special-needs students and those still learning English.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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