poke around
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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Still, why would a government more than six thousand miles away from a suburban Pennsylvania town that has fewer than ten thousand inhabitants be poking around in a distant municipal water system?
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Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Hypocrisy, not rail spindles or dog poop, is top of the play’s agenda, and to poke around that subject the playwright has peopled his work with a collection of character types.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
As far as Leo is concerned, to go poking around your eyes is to court infection, which is fine with you.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Other team executives have poked around on these topics, too.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Hypocrisy, not rail spindles or dog poop, is top of the play’s agenda, and to poke around that subject the playwright has peopled his work with a collection of character types.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
As far as Leo is concerned, to go poking around your eyes is to court infection, which is fine with you.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Other team executives have poked around on these topics, too.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for poke around
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“Poke around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poke%20around. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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