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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poke (around)
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Irregular black patches run down the snakes’ backs.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025 -
Over time, water ran down into the building, causing the supporting beams to rot.—
Emily Schwing,
ProPublica,
4 Mar. 2025
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Now, Firefly is about to find out if its lunar program is a technical success.—
Kristin Shaw,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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These lists didn’t exist during the earliest days of the band, but some longtime followers may still be surprised to find out that before now, the musicians had never placed anywhere on any of these purchase-centric rosters.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Around the world, the evidence for the value of social progress is conclusive: McKinsey’s global research found that companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on executive teams were 25% more likely to experience above-average profitability.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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In several respects, the survey found that Sacramento adults were less religious than Americans as a whole.—
Phillip Reese,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Mar. 2025
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Reuters could not ascertain the identity of the people behind Celebration Cards, which also receives revenue from the trading activities of the meme coin.—
Tom Wilson and Michelle Conlin,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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A bit of detective work ascertained its surprising provenance: The crate was an unsolicited donation from eccentric wrestling fanatic and convicted murderer John du Pont, an heir to the chemical company fortune who had attended UM decades earlier.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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It was originally set to take place at Printed Matter, but, due to overwhelming interest, the event will now be held at the venue Baby’s All Right, located at 146 Broadway in Brooklyn.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
1 Mar. 2025
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Four weeks after their treatment, their vision was evaluated using a range of tests, including following a pen light, moving crayons between cups, locating white objects on a dark background, and navigating a corridor.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2025
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Better to nip the intrusion in the bud by detecting the first signs of trouble.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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Kaspersky further advised, in all but the last case, existing endpoint protection platforms are capable of detecting, mitigating, and removing infostealer malware that can lead to credit card data ending up on the dark web.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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However, things took a turn when Dave, 33, learned that Lauren had been seeing someone before coming on the show — and his inner circle happened to know the guy.—
Joelle Goldstein,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Going head-to-head against powerful forces of the warehousing status quo isn’t for the faint-hearted, but the lessons learned from succeeding can be transformative.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The feature-length doc will explore how Falco, part of the largest species of owl in the world, was discovered missing from his cage at the Central Park Zoo in Manhattan.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
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This fall the community discovered another problem.—
Emily Schwing,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Poke (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poke%20%28around%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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