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as in explored
to search through or into
tabloid reporters who seem determined to probe every detail of the singer's private life
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as in searched
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery
probing the depths of the undersea trench
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Recent Examples of probed
Physicists have observed that a proton’s excited states, or resonances, remain influential even when probed at very high energies, a finding that revises previous expectations about the building blocks of matter.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Bangs probed the source of the defendant’s discomfort.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
The sheriff’s office also launched an internal review, and local prosecutors probed officers’ use of force.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Former China securities regulator probed.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Wasuwan probed her model’s back and shoulders with a long bamboo stick, then tapped a block with a mallet on her stomach, producing a look of agonized bliss.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Turner, the last Boston city councilor to be probed by the feds, was convicted for pocketing a $1,000 bribe from an informant who claimed to be seeking a liquor license.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
DeSantis has also taken frequent jabs at Perez, whose chamber has probed state spending under the governor’s leadership and investigated a charity spearheaded by his wife.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
No other spacecraft has probed beneath the clouds encircling Jupiter the way that Juno has, or has imaged our Solar System’s largest planet so comprehensively and over such extended periods of time.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Bangs probed the source of the defendant’s discomfort.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
The sheriff’s office also launched an internal review, and local prosecutors probed officers’ use of force.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Former China securities regulator probed.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Wasuwan probed her model’s back and shoulders with a long bamboo stick, then tapped a block with a mallet on her stomach, producing a look of agonized bliss.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Turner, the last Boston city councilor to be probed by the feds, was convicted for pocketing a $1,000 bribe from an informant who claimed to be seeking a liquor license.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
DeSantis has also taken frequent jabs at Perez, whose chamber has probed state spending under the governor’s leadership and investigated a charity spearheaded by his wife.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
No other spacecraft has probed beneath the clouds encircling Jupiter the way that Juno has, or has imaged our Solar System’s largest planet so comprehensively and over such extended periods of time.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for probed
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Jeff is the author of Appalachian Fall (Simon & Schuster, 2020), which explored the decline of the coal industry and community-level responses to the energy transition.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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When these interactions were explored further, Thorn researchers found notable patterns especially among younger boys, defined as 9 to 12-year-olds in the study.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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Staffers frantically searched for updates on his condition.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker and activist Basel Adra said soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) searched his house in the occupied West Bank after a group of Israeli settlers attacked him, his family members and a foreign activist on Saturday.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The then-Bay Area Air Quality Management District investigated and referred the case to Becton.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Research published in Psychology, Health & Medicine investigated how people gather information when evaluating potential romantic partners.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The new footage proved to be crucial in both the Right of Review hearing and the subsequent hearing that re-examined the incident.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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At a nearby hospital, after a doctor examined her wounds and tested her for a concussion, investigators snapped photos of the bruises on her face.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Probed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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