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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
The investigations ticked on – the district attorney’s office probed the department, while state investigators audited its evidence room.
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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
In September 2024, a similarly widespread Verizon outage impacted more than 100,000 people and was reportedly probed by the Federal Communications Commission.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Jan. 2026
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
In September 2024, a similarly widespread Verizon outage impacted more than 100,000 people and was reportedly probed by the Federal Communications Commission.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for probed
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During spring, fields upon fields of California poppies, sky lupine, chocolate lilies, and other blossoms erupt across the mountain’s grasslands, which are best explored via a moderate, four-mile hiking trail.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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American policymakers first explored acquiring Greenland in 1867.—
Carol L. Harris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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British police searched two homes linked to Peter Mandelson on Friday investigating alleged misconduct in public office over leaked government secrets to Jeffrey Epstein.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Bernier said schools had not been searched as of that evening.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
6 Feb. 2026
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If your complaint is regarding quality of service, it may be investigated and assigned to a supervisor.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Manhattan district attorney's office subsequently investigated, but no charges were filed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 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 12 Feb. 2026.
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