probing
Example Sentences
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UK health authorities are probing 27 cases linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak believed to have spread at a nightclub in southeast England.
From Barron's
Above us hammer blows and splintering wood showed where a squad of trained searchers was probing for the secret room.
From Literature
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For “Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn’t Easy,” Okrent spent three years absorbing the literature, interviewing collaborators and friends, and probing the archives.
From Los Angeles Times
I search for a way to pull back and be less probing.
From Literature
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Lawmakers and government investigators have been probing how insurers’ billing practices have contributed to Medicare Advantage costs.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.