poke (around)

verb

Definition of poke (around)next
as in to run down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poke (around)
  1. run down
  2. find out
  3. find
  4. ascertain
  5. locate
  6. detect
  7. learn
  8. discover
Verb
  • Our Harrison Campbell ran down five TSSAA football playoff games across the state that might feature upsets this week.
    Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Below, the executive runs down some of the career highlights from his time at the studio.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of run down
Verb
  • Attorneys for the coalition found out about the disappearing messages during the discovery process of the lawsuit.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
  • These are early days and Amorim is finding out every week what works and what doesn’t.
    Nick Miller, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of find out
Verb
  • The work of art is not a miraculously healing, autonomous object that finds its counterpoint in an awed and newly invigorated individual viewer.
    Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The residue leaves a film that attracts grime, can conflict with other cleaning products to form dangerous fumes and find its way into your food.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of find
Verb
  • Following the defeat of the proposition, Anderson’s team surveyed nearly 1,000 voters to ascertain exactly what messages resonated and with which constituents.
    Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Defendant could have ascertained far sooner whether the discovery motions deadline would pose a difficulty and brought it to the Court's attention.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of ascertain
Verb
  • This rooftop bar is located inside Hotel Indigo and promises stunning views of the fireworks at midnight.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Ford’s headquarters is located in Dearborn, Michigan.
    Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of locate
Verb
  • This new study also builds upon a discovery from earlier this year that detected carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide ice on trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) for the first time.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The device used in the investigation can detect hundreds of combustible gases and whether a well is leaking while the test is being conducted, several leading experts confirmed.
    Evan Simon, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of detect
Verb
  • But Ohio State won and Jackson began learning from his mistakes.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Turns out, Abby is a huge fan of the 1990s sitcom Blossom — which the real Bialik starred in — and is excited to get to know the actor, but things take a turn when Abby learns that Mayim is stalking her.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of learn
Verb
  • While exploring his Snapchat account, the family discovered that Blaze had sent his address to someone.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • That evening, their nanny discovered their son’s nursery empty.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of discover
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