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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
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.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
James' office probed allegations that the organization inflated the former president's net worth by billions of dollars and cheated lenders and others with false and misleading financial statements.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
Whether residue swabs from the hands of the defendants who were arrested near the detention facility revealed firearm primer or suggested fireworks use, indicating, perhaps, their proximity to Song, were among the elements of physical evidence that the defense attorneys probed on Tuesday.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 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
Atoms must be trapped, cooled almost to absolute zero, and probed with lasers tuned to astonishing levels of precision.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Several studies conducted over the past decade have probed whether acetaminophen increases the risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
For years, Republican lawmakers have probed the funding sources for America's environmental movement.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
James' office probed allegations that the organization inflated the former president's net worth by billions of dollars and cheated lenders and others with false and misleading financial statements.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
Whether residue swabs from the hands of the defendants who were arrested near the detention facility revealed firearm primer or suggested fireworks use, indicating, perhaps, their proximity to Song, were among the elements of physical evidence that the defense attorneys probed on Tuesday.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 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
Atoms must be trapped, cooled almost to absolute zero, and probed with lasers tuned to astonishing levels of precision.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Several studies conducted over the past decade have probed whether acetaminophen increases the risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
For years, Republican lawmakers have probed the funding sources for America's environmental movement.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for probed
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Cory and Topanga ultimately married, and their family life was explored across the three seasons of Girl Meets World, with Fishel and Savage reprising their roles.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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While some diseases, like seasonal allergies, asthma, and autoimmune diseases, are known to cause eosinophilia, or an abnormally high number of these cells, the role of eosinophilia in chronic pain hasn’t been well explored.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
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Air resources were deployed from Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls and searched the area until around midnight.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Mother ‘searched through more than 30 bodies’ Rasmiya Mohammed Khairi Qdeih from the town of Khuza’a in southern Gaza is among those searching for information about her family.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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Researchers investigated whether genetics influences the link between vegetable intake and weight or obesity.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Warrens investigated the Amityville home in 1976, five years after visiting the Perron family house, which was the subject of the first Conjuring film.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Leslie's murder went cold for years until two new detectives re-examined the evidence in 2022.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Since the nineties, a number of studies have examined the long-term impacts of starvation on fetuses in the womb.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Probed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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