POKE (AROUND) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

poke (around)

verb

Definition of poke (around)

as in to run down

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Verb

The silhouette was mostly formfitting and streamlined, with emphasis at the hips and waist and a continuation of the contrasting sheer, black fabric running down the column skirt.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Models literally ran down the catwalk at times during Adidas’ high-octane show with multiple acts.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of run down

Verb

Yet, the many physicists and chemists involved in this fundamental research did so purely to find out what makes nature tick.

— Mattanjah de Vries, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Read on to find out what my colleague was doing in Pennsylvania Dutch country and what the latest dispute between Novo and Lilly is all about.

— Elaine Chen, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of find out

Verb

Neither team could find a flow from three-point range in the first half as the teams combined to shoot five for 29 from deep — three of 16 by Golden State and two for 13 by Atlanta.

— Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Of the first 15 plays for the Dallas offense, 10 were on the ground, and the Cowboys found success.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of find

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Bland said detectives were looking to interview staff and the suspect to ascertain a motive for the attack.

— Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Many children will train at three or four of the ‘pre-academy’ centres run by professional clubs to ascertain a preference before choosing which club to officially join at under-nine.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of ascertain

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According to local lore, however, Ware’s headless body is not in that grave but instead in her original grave, now located at the bottom of Silver Lake.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Named Gerrothorax maritimus, the salamander-sized ocean creature’s skeletons were discovered in China’s Guizhou Province in an area that was once covered by ocean and located hundreds of miles away from large land masses.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of locate

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Even the most advanced cancers were correctly detected only 60% – 63% of the time.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
For now, the work demonstrates a limited but automated connection between detecting an odor and recreating a corresponding scent elsewhere.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of detect

Verb

The Sun enters your 3rd House, beginning a month that favors learning, writing, conversations, local activity, and following questions farther than usual.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
The foundation cites decades of research and learning showing that grantees with flexible, long-term funding were better prepared for the unexpected.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of learn

Verb

Some of the movie’s most memorable moments have barely anything to do with the plot, like when Matt discovers his eyelids fusing together and attempts to separate them with nail scissors in the bathroom of a bumpy plane.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Some way off Moss discovers a bag with $2 million in cash and takes it.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of discover

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