poke around
phrasal 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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Instead, his instrument would poke around the melody, pushing, prodding, and nudging the music out of one section and into a new, uncharted one.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
And lord help the poor dentist who’s tasked with poking around her mouth with a metal spike.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
Reality check: Indigenous people across North America were well aware of fossils long before the U.S. government sent white people to poke around the desert.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
Griffith visits once a week to check on new leaves and poke around in the soil for new root growth.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 28 July 2024
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
And lord help the poor dentist who’s tasked with poking around her mouth with a metal spike.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
Reality check: Indigenous people across North America were well aware of fossils long before the U.S. government sent white people to poke around the desert.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
Griffith visits once a week to check on new leaves and poke around in the soil for new root growth.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 28 July 2024
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“Poke around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poke%20around. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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