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poke into

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

check comb examine explore go through hunt hunt for inspect investigate look probe ransack scan scour scout scrutinize seek sift

STRONG

beat ferret forage frisk grope grub inquire prospect pry quest rake root rummage study

WEAK

beat about cast about chase after go in quest of go over with a fine-tooth comb gun for leave no stone unturned look for look high and low look over rifle through run down shake down smell around track down turn inside out turn upside down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore neglect overlook

STRONG

cover

WEAK

find

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poke into

No one thinks to poke into this with a follow-up question like, “She thinks the world is going to end? When?”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025

I have fully internalized that lesson and very rarely poke into any comment threads nowadays.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2021

Kilmarnock ought to have halved the deficit when a set-piece fell at the feet of Nicke Kabamba six yards out, but he could only poke into the hands of Hazard.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2020

Maradona basically weaved around and through half of the England team, starting from just his side of midfield, and finishing his slalom run with a short poke into the net as he fell.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 26, 2020

He felt a rib poke into his back.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

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