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

Won’t someone, even an inessential young reporter played by Myha’la, poke into the alleged scam?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026

So why poke into things that pair so perfectly with beer and make the sports-watching world a better place?

From Washington Times ● Feb. 10, 2023

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

I had to keep hefting it back up around my shoulders because the straps wouldn’t hold tight, and every time I did that, another fork or knife found a way to poke into my spine.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

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