POKED (AROUND) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

poked (around)

verb

past tense of poke (around)

as in tracked (down)

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Models literally ran down the catwalk at times during Adidas’ high-octane show with multiple acts.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
The documentary came off iPlayer last year after its window ran down.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of ran down

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And as the most recent press secretary found out, you can be fired from the position just as quickly as you were hired.

— Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
The town of Fort Myers Beach issued permits for flood panels for a few years, until FEMA found out and put a stop to it, per reporting by the Cape Coral Breeze.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

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Randsburg, which was once a booming California Gold Rush town founded in 1895, has seen most of its residents leave over the years.

— Joy Benedict, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
At the time, Truell hadn’t founded a company; but three years later, the venture capitalist persuaded her firm, BoxGroup, to invest in the Gen Z engineering savant’s nascent business.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

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poked (around)

poked fun at

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