POKING (AROUND) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

poking (around)

verb

present participle of poke (around)

as in hitting (on or upon)

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After finding out the fire suppression systems didn't work, Mayor Tom Maglicco and his police chief went to the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office for help.

— Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Rogan suggested that his guest should hurry up with Iran-war negotiations and get on with the real business of the government, such as finding out whether the government is secretly hoarding extraterrestrial corpses.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Definition of finding out

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For four years now, Metro light rail trains have been running down the center of Crenshaw Boulevard, and for just as long, residents say a major promise has been broken.

— Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Not Bone, But Nerve That something is the ulnar nerve, one of the three major nerves running down the arm.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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Over in the post-production room, one of the clearest examples of that evolving creative process came in during the edits and music supervision, where even individual sequences were still finding their identity as the show came together.

— Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Zahary emphasized that LLMs, in his experience, have been valuable in assisting humans in developing new theories or finding answers to problems.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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poking (around)

poking fun at

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