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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poked (around)
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Lululemon was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1998 and has emerged as a leading retailer in the fashionable athletic space.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
1 July 2025 -
Westbrook was founded by Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, Miguel Melendez and Ko Yada, and focuses on empowering artists to tell stories that connect the world.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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When supernova in one of these galaxies is detected, researchers can refer to the baseline images.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Astronomers have detected an erupting supermassive black hole producing some of the largest jets ever seen bursting from a galaxy with the same shape as our own.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Poked (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poked%20%28around%29. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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