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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
Now 130 subpoenas hammer anyone who ever probed him, while half of the Epstein files stay conveniently buried.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Blume might have probed this kind of opaque friendship breakup in one of her novels.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
Among the Asian economies being probed are China, Japan, India, Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and Thailand.
—Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Foster immediately checked out of the game, slammed his fist on a chair and screamed when trainers probed at his right foot, then went back to Duke’s locker room.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Undaunted by the deficit, Moorhead’s Max Cullen probed the Skippers’ defense, played a pass back to Tyden Bergeson, who ripped a shot on net.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Defense attorneys probed the relevance of the printing equipment.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
During the bipartisan hearing, which probed whether Ticketmaster’s outsize control has unfairly hurt customers, even senators couldn’t refrain from making references to Swift.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 2 Mar. 2026
That lone flyby, accomplished in late January of 1986, scarcely probed the planet’s depths.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Blume might have probed this kind of opaque friendship breakup in one of her novels.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
Among the Asian economies being probed are China, Japan, India, Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and Thailand.
—Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Foster immediately checked out of the game, slammed his fist on a chair and screamed when trainers probed at his right foot, then went back to Duke’s locker room.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Undaunted by the deficit, Moorhead’s Max Cullen probed the Skippers’ defense, played a pass back to Tyden Bergeson, who ripped a shot on net.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Defense attorneys probed the relevance of the printing equipment.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
During the bipartisan hearing, which probed whether Ticketmaster’s outsize control has unfairly hurt customers, even senators couldn’t refrain from making references to Swift.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 2 Mar. 2026
That lone flyby, accomplished in late January of 1986, scarcely probed the planet’s depths.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for probed
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The beauty of Neue Galerie is its modest size, and all three gallery floors can be fairly explored in about 30 minutes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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For decades, 60 Minutes has explored some of the most remote and extraordinary places on Earth, places viewers have never been and likely will never go.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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As Pivetta searched for his accuracy in the first inning, neither the former reliever Stammen nor pitching coach Ruben Niebla had success in getting the righty on track.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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State police later searched the area near the steel bridge and found among the piles of wood chips an envelope bearing the victim’s name, pieces of bone and tissue, a human fingernail and crowns to the victim’s teeth, prosecutors said.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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The robbery is still being investigated by Beverly Police with assistance from the State Police.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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The war has been marked by atrocities including mass killings, gang rape and other crimes, that have been being investigated by the International Criminal Court as potential war crimes and crimes against humanity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The new study examined only brief interactions with chatbots.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Each of the 13 sharks examined for the study tested positive for high levels of cocaine, CBS News reported at the time.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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