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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
Sportsbooks detected unusual patterns of wagers on the Charlotte game in question — prop bets involving Rozier were flagged and immediately brought to the NBA’s attention — and the league probed the matter but did not find enough evidence to conclude that Rozier broke any rules.
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Tim Reynolds, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
As the hunt for the thieves who stole over $100 million worth of jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris stretched into its fifth day on Thursday, veteran detectives who have probed similar cases said French investigators have a lot of evidence to work with.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
The prison reported finding no weapon in the cell and the death of Roman Ruiz, 33, is being probed by on-site investigators, and the prison system’s Office of the Inspector of General has also been alerted, the CDCR said.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
So with 85 percent of the global atmosphere not being regularly probed, current forecasts are hamstrung by the sparseness of the datasets available to them.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
That coincided with a drop in demand for Chinese UCO after the European Union probed Chinese imports for artificially low prices.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
In 2019, county election officials probed allegations that donations Anderson accepted, including from four members of the Hamann family, may have violated local campaign finance rules and referred the case to the District Attorney’s Office.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Milwaukee Common Council members probed police officials over the department's pursuit policy, about two weeks after a police chase ended with three bystanders killed.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The attacker’s exact motive is still being probed by police.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Tim Reynolds, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
As the hunt for the thieves who stole over $100 million worth of jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris stretched into its fifth day on Thursday, veteran detectives who have probed similar cases said French investigators have a lot of evidence to work with.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
The prison reported finding no weapon in the cell and the death of Roman Ruiz, 33, is being probed by on-site investigators, and the prison system’s Office of the Inspector of General has also been alerted, the CDCR said.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
So with 85 percent of the global atmosphere not being regularly probed, current forecasts are hamstrung by the sparseness of the datasets available to them.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
That coincided with a drop in demand for Chinese UCO after the European Union probed Chinese imports for artificially low prices.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
In 2019, county election officials probed allegations that donations Anderson accepted, including from four members of the Hamann family, may have violated local campaign finance rules and referred the case to the District Attorney’s Office.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Milwaukee Common Council members probed police officials over the department's pursuit policy, about two weeks after a police chase ended with three bystanders killed.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The attacker’s exact motive is still being probed by police.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for probed
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Fellow Dolphins pass rusher Bradley Chubb was available, too, and the Ravens explored that option.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Yet, despite his pedigree and the spotlight that comes with being Deion Sanders’ son, Cleveland has seemingly explored every other option to jump-start the offense.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Deputies and K-9s searched the area, and the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office turned to the public for help identifying the suspect.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
2 Nov. 2025
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Deputies and K-9s searched the area, collected evidence and interviewed nearby residents and employees at businesses who may have witnessed or overheard the attack.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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Not a single case has been credibly and independently investigated.—
Scott Griffen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The case was investigated by Michigan State Police.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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According to a recent documentary, police have examined whether Revak might have been connected to as many as five different homicides over a 14-year span, including the disappearance of Huisentruit.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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For instance, the team examined SIRT1, a post-translational regulator linked to inflammation and cancer.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Probed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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