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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As far as Leo is concerned, to go poking around your eyes is to court infection, which is fine with you.
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Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Other team executives have poked around on these topics, too.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The one that’s going to be easier to recover from before I get slapped and pushed and poked around by OKC for 10-12 days.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Joyce, a reporter stuck doing clickbait listicles for a bubbly Gen Z boss, begins poking around into a story about an exploding crocodile, an unexpected phenomenon that could put our desperately striving protagonists in further jeopardy.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Other team executives have poked around on these topics, too.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The one that’s going to be easier to recover from before I get slapped and pushed and poked around by OKC for 10-12 days.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Joyce, a reporter stuck doing clickbait listicles for a bubbly Gen Z boss, begins poking around into a story about an exploding crocodile, an unexpected phenomenon that could put our desperately striving protagonists in further jeopardy.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Poke around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poke%20around. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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