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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
By then, investigators had checked Guthrie’s flat, whitewashed roof and probed her septic tank with a long pole.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
The investigations ticked on – the district attorney’s office probed the department, while state investigators audited its evidence room.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The agency has also probed 2021 Tesla Model Y vehicles after reports of exterior door handles becoming inoperative due to low battery voltage, leading to instances of children stuck inside.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
This is a steep increase from the 9,474 such incidents probed by Capitol Police in 2024.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Both are being probed under the Digital Services Act.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Labor secretary's staff members probed A member of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer's security detail with whom she has been accused of having a romantic relationship has been placed on administrative leave during a misconduct investigation, two people familiar with the matter said.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
The survey, commissioned by Hers, a digital women’s health company that recently launched a perimenopause and menopause care program, probed 1,500 women in America from diverse geographic and racial backgrounds who were at different stages of midlife.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 21 Jan. 2026
Last week, Minneapolis' top fraud prosecutor and several others resigned, in part over concern that the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was not being probed as a civil rights case, and due to pressure to investigate Good's widow.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
The investigations ticked on – the district attorney’s office probed the department, while state investigators audited its evidence room.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The agency has also probed 2021 Tesla Model Y vehicles after reports of exterior door handles becoming inoperative due to low battery voltage, leading to instances of children stuck inside.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
This is a steep increase from the 9,474 such incidents probed by Capitol Police in 2024.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Both are being probed under the Digital Services Act.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Labor secretary's staff members probed A member of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer's security detail with whom she has been accused of having a romantic relationship has been placed on administrative leave during a misconduct investigation, two people familiar with the matter said.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
The survey, commissioned by Hers, a digital women’s health company that recently launched a perimenopause and menopause care program, probed 1,500 women in America from diverse geographic and racial backgrounds who were at different stages of midlife.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 21 Jan. 2026
Last week, Minneapolis' top fraud prosecutor and several others resigned, in part over concern that the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was not being probed as a civil rights case, and due to pressure to investigate Good's widow.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for probed
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The late Cuban modernist painter, whose boundary-blurring art explored his complex Afro-Asian Latino heritage, is currently having his largest-ever American retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2026
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With the high vacancy rates in most school districts, introducing an entrepreneurial approach for those able, suitable and seeking to educate should be explored, via national study in conjunction with our universities.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The most searched for breakfast casserole in the South is the all-time favorite, the Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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The family searched desperately for their bodies and eventually found them at the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center south of Tehran.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Her death is being investigated as a possible domestic violence homicide, police said.—
Timia Cobb,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this month, a newborn baby died from a listeria infection in New Mexico after the infant’s mother drank raw milk, and officials there are warning people off those products while the death is being investigated.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Our quantitative analysis examined millions of records from 2015 to 2022.—
Gidon Jakar,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the study, researchers examined health records from more than 800 people with an average age of 56 in five countries with moderate to severe aortic regurgitation.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Probed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probed. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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