POKED (AROUND) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

poked (around)

verb

past tense of poke (around)

as in tracked (down)

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France took the lead with a solo try from Ntamack, who ran down the short side from about 22-meters out, dummied, palmed off a defender and crashed over in a tackle in the 52nd, and conversion from skipper Maxime Lucu.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
The Kelce brothers once ran down their favorite fast-food burgers, and apparently, Burger King is tops.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

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The festival, which spans the beach between Santa Monica Pier and Bay Street, takes its name from the street where Allen Sides founded the Ocean Way Recording studios.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
Marchanta, which was founded by Raylin Diaz, creative director, in the Dominican Republic creates collectible sculptural objects and fragrances inspired by the cultural richness of the Caribbean.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 July 2026

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Hugging Face’s security team and its own agents detected and stopped the activity on its infrastructure.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
As anyone reading this who is hypervigilant at noticing and advocating for the missing women in the room can tell you, with training and conscious effort, the absence of women at work can indeed be detected.

— Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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poked (around)

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