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

Garner, who was photographed separately at the store, embraced an athleisure style moment with a pair of forest green leggings with white stripes running down the sides.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
The Reds rallied from three runs down in the eighth inning after White Sox starter Sean Burke allowed only one run on three hits in seven innings.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of run down

Verb

Investigators believe Williams went to the hospital and found out Walker was killed, then went to a home in Overbrook and fatally shot Daye, and wounded others.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Dig a bit deeper to find out why your family would turn their backs on your daughter’s celebration.

— Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of find out

Verb

Going into November, an Associated Press analysis found that Wasserman Schultz is the only white Democrat positioned to represent any of the remaining districts with a Black majority or plurality.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
About one in three home sales in the Bay Area were all cash from April through June, Redfin found.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of find

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The only clear purpose that can be ascertained from the statute is that it is supposed to encourage the investment of new capital in low-income communities.

— Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The cause of the avalanche is still unknown, while the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation in the aftermath to ascertain whether criminal negligence played a role.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of ascertain

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Arkansas Baptist College, a private, historically Black college located several blocks east of Little Rock's Central High School, is expanding its student housing with the acquisition of a La Quinta Inn in downtown Little Rock.

— Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026
Wyoming Whiskey is located in the small town of Kirby—and this is truly a small town, with only about 60 full-time residents based there.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of locate

Verb

The system, developed to protect airbases and other military facilities, cannot currently detect or jam some frequencies used by newer Chinese drones and has limited protection against emerging threats.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
On some occasions, threats arose after inspectors detected pests and were pressured not to report them, said an official familiar with their work who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of detect

Verb

The courses, Cristerna said, would have been useful in learning how to negotiate brand deals, maximize monetization opportunities and cultivate and keep an audience.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
But by the next month, Tufts learned Clancy had started taking multiple other medications prescribed by another provider.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of learn

Verb

Between 60% and 70% of new Ebola cases are being detected among people who were not already being monitored as contacts, meaning health workers may only discover infections after patients become sick and have had opportunities to expose others.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
The researchers then discovered that the second population of neurons, called Ddah1+ neurons, responded to stress.

— Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of discover

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