Thesaurus results for PROBES

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noun

plural of probe

as in investigations

a systematic search for the truth or facts about something a congressional probe into the accusations

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verb

present tense third-person singular of probe

as in explores

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 searches

to go into or range over for purposes of discovery probing the depths of the undersea trench

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Recent Examples of probes

Noun

These devices use quantum systems, such as atoms or electron spins, as highly sensitive probes. —

Alex Krasnok, Fortune, 21 June 2026 The ‌case is one of several corruption probes nearing or already at trial that are weighing ‌on Sánchez, one of Europe’s few ‌remaining leftist leaders. —

Reuters, NBC news, 20 June 2026 The probes are linked to Newsom’s former chief-of-staff, Dana Williamson, and Siebel Newsom’s taxes, the source said. —

Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 These devices use quantum systems, such as atoms or electron spins, as highly sensitive probes. —

Alex Krasnok, The Conversation, 19 June 2026 These types of platforms employ an AI moderator that probes rather than validates and delivers a professional insights report, all within minutes. —

Stefan Pollack, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 The loss was made greater because of MAVEN’s role in the joint NASA and European Space Agency Mars Relay Network, which enables communication with probes on Mars’s surface. —

Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 June 2026 The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering. —

Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026 The investigation is led by prosecutor Paolo Storari, who also has spearheaded probes into sweatshops supplying luxury brands. —

Arkansas Online, 13 June 2026

Verb

In Spain, an investigative judge probes suspicions of a crime and can recommend a case go to trial if there is sufficient evidence. —

ABC News, 17 June 2026 Quizlet has a few AI-forward features, including a chatbot that asks you questions and probes you through a study session. —

Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026 Throughout her practice, Mesiti probes unusual ways of communicating, both naturally occurring or performed, doing so without making use of audible words. —

Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026 His intervention comes as Washington indicts and probes governors for alleged cartel ties. —

Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 The new wording would require a challenger to put forward evidence sufficient to support a finding of fabrication before the court probes further. —

Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026 Further evidence gathered by both the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a satellite that probes Mars’s surface for clues to its current and past geology, and NASA’s Perseverance rover suggests the planet also has material made up of crystals of hydrated silica—a mineral better known on Earth as opal. —

Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 12 May 2026 So the government probes by the FCC and DOJ are questioning whether the 1961 act is being violated by 2020s-era broadcasting rights to pay streaming services. —

Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026 Spe Chen speaks with the man working to preserve the city’s heritage of neon lights, and David Ingles probes the validity of an old market adage in the age of AI. —

Bloomberg, 7 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for probes

Noun

As with most investigations of this scale and complexity, the investigation and review of evidence has continued long after the initial incident occurred.

— Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Instead, those investigations are handled by an internal group of Air Force specialists tasked with collecting evidence, preserving it and interviewing witnesses.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026