poke
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Despite there being “plenty to poke fun at,” they note that it’s tough to dismiss SpaceX given its track record and the potential payoff of its plans.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Saltires won't droop down hotels or poke out car windows, McGinn's name won't keep them up at night and cones will no longer land on any statues.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
On Threads, he wasn’t the only comedian to poke fun at the false report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
What is just as bad, in her view, are those dog walkers who do pick up after their dogs but then just poke the bags into the wall to avoid carrying them.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
“All right,” I said, “you don’t have to poke a hole in me with that crutch. I’m getting up.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander apparently isn’t amused by a new board game that pokes fun at the Oklahoma City Thunder star’s reputation for garnering foul calls at the hint of contact by an opposing player.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
There’s a single-panel comic by the artist Paul Noth that pokes fun at researchers’ meek attempts.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026
Created by two First Nations women, the series pokes fun with affection in a very Canadian way, while also nodding to the darker historical realities of society.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
Earlier in November, veteran MMA referee Herb Dean said officials will look to more regularly enforce point deductions for eye pokes after the Aspinall incident.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
Tyler’s head pokes up over the side and I can see him clear as day.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
He poked at the steps on a back stairway and the water-damaged tiles disintegrated like soggy saltines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Captain Karl-Heinz Rummenigge poked home in the 74th minute and substitute Rudi Voller levelled soon after from another corner.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
One recent TikTok poked fun at a recent video of McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski trying one of the chain’s burgers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Food poked over a live wood or charcoal fire invariably tastes good,” said chef Christopher Kostow, co-owner of the Charter Oak, a restaurant in St. Helena, Calif.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Little Britches poked a small finger at the page.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
The Arsenal midfielder was notably pink in pre-tournament snaps, with fans on social media poking fun at his beetroot-red face and watch strap tan line.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The straw has a strange menacing string running through it and poking out of the tip, and the cup’s utility is squished into near-unrecognizability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
This person, and many others, hear the name Erewhon and assume I’m poking fun at it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
Investors began to wonder whether it was all too good to be true, and started poking holes in the narrative.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
“Ten minutes,” said the guard, poking his head around the jamb before he shut and locked the door.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Vocabulary lists containing poke
Because of Winn-Dixie
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