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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poked (around)
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Smith ran down the sideline and broke away from Livingstone’s defense inside of four minutes left in regulation, helping the Golden Bulls run out the clock.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025 -
Loveland, lined up to Williams’ right, ran down the seam in between the defenders.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Kevin recorded a video posted to Instagram the moment Jaclyn found out that Swift wore the $7,800 necklace.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Although Regretting You and New Year's Rev were filmed back-to-back, both stars found out about the gigs at different times.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Jared Isaacman, who founded the payments company Shift4, has organized, funded and commanded two private astronaut missions to Earth orbit, both of them using SpaceX hardware.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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All the company had emitted since Gates founded it in 1975 would be gone, the full footprint washed away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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By modeling the physics behind this phenomenon, researchers discovered that the human hand’s sensitivity approaches the theoretical limit of what can be detected through mechanical reflections.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The oxygen and nitrogen molecules also emit ultraviolet light, which can only be detected by special cameras on satellites.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Poked (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poked%20%28around%29. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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