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as in jab
a quick thrust please stop giving the cat pokes while it's trying to sleep

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chiefly Southern & Midland

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Recent Examples of poke
Noun
In the first, mice repeatedly poked their noses into a food port, with progressively more pokes required to earn each food pellet. Adam Kepecs, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025 And with two goals over the final 13:11 of regulation, thanks to Aidan Thompson’s rebound and Jared Wright’s 5-hole poke, the Pios darn near gave everybody in maroon a carDUvascular episode late. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
Once it’s set, retrieve the glass, poke a small hole in the center of the foam with a straw or bar spoon and slowly pour the remainder of the cocktail into the center hole until the foam head lifts above the rim of the glass. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 31 May 2025 As a member of Connecticut Sun in 2024, Carrington gave Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark a black eye after poking her during a game in the first round of the playoffs in September. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for poke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poke
Verb
  • Alleging an intrusive shed, a protruding carport and sprinkler damage, a Meridian church has taken legal action against a longtime neighbor.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 30 May 2025
  • Using a chemical glove box, a polycarbonate glass box with protruding gloves that shields substances from oxygen and moisture, scientists combined the berkelium metal with an organic molecule containing only carbon and hydrogen to create a chemical reaction.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • As Cena went for an AA on Rhodes on the announce table, Uso was able to interfere and hit Cena with a spear.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • Such a coalition would then need to get China not to interfere, in part by making clear that its goal is the end of the war, not the end of Russia.
    DMYTRO KULEBA, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • The Zenbook crawled to the finish line in every test.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
  • The men allegedly crawled out of the hole to a loading dock, scaled an exterior concrete wall of the jail complex and darted across a freeway to freedom.
    Kati Weis, CBS News, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • Over the Great Plains, the high-level flow of winds has been pushing the smoke south, and shifting upper-level winds from the west will drag the smoke over the eastern states, according to The Weather Channel.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 June 2025
  • The phone call between Trump and Putin came as the war, which has dragged on for nearly 3.5 years, shows no signs of abating despite mounting pressure for a diplomatic breakthrough.
    Nik Popli, Time, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • And to fill that space, fill it beautifully, not take up that space and mess it up in a sense.
    Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 23 May 2025
  • Our frail nature, damaged by our propensity to mess things up, stands in need of grace and salvation.
    Anna Rowlands, Time, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • That’s because there will be periods of heavy rain and a mass of lingering unstable and humid air swirling about South Florida.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
  • The finish is long and sweet, with lingering notes of peat smoke, honey, vanilla, and a hint of oak spice.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Verb
  • Storing Everything In Cardboard Boxes Insects easily creep into cardboard boxes, which also don't keep moisture out.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
  • While this is still true, polls show that Trump's approval rating is creeping up among women.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • Others described judges attempting to snoop or surveil them.
    Carrie Johnson, NPR, 9 June 2025
  • Jason’s friend and a fellow associate of Brian’s, Cal feels safest hanging at home, snooping on Coast Guard comms with a few beers and some private browser tabs open.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025

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“Poke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poke. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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