pokes (around)

verb

present tense third-person singular of poke (around)
as in runs down

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  1. runs down
  2. finds out
  3. finds
  4. prospects
  5. determines
Verb
  • Blood runs down Zack’s chin before his parents swear to tell the truth.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
  • Neighbors say when storms hit, water runs down the parking lot on one side, off the road on another, and down a slope in the back.
    — Dan Snyder, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of runs down
Verb
  • Some family members even left the courtroom as Marcelle is heard asking about her children and finds out her son was killed.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • And also God help him if anyone on the island finds out that Evan is the last [descendant].
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Definition of finds out
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  • The show finds ways to expose the worst in its characters, their pettiest, most vengeful, greediest parts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Also screening is Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur, another feature from Cannes, following a successful company director called Gleb, who finds himself under siege from mounting corporate pressures and an increasingly unstable world.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of finds
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  • Winger prospects Liam Greentree, Brody Lamb, Nathan Aspinall and Jacob Battaglia are all set to turn pro this season.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • The Dolphins doubled down on Red Raiders prospects after, earlier Friday, choosing Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez with their lone second-round pick.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of prospects
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  • That may or may not be the case, but that’s not what this trade determines.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • For operators, marketers and investors, the answer determines whether a brand earns trust or simply rents attention for a season.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of determines
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